SAN FRANCISCO— Volunteers are needed to help install more than 500 free smoke alarms for local families across the Bay Area, where home fires remain the most frequent disaster.
The American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter is leading the Sound the Alarm smoke alarm installation and home fire safety events as part of a national Red Cross initiative in April to install 50,000 free smoke alarms with partners in more than 50 at-risk communities across the country.
Register online at SoundTheAlarm.org/NorCalCoastal to volunteer for any of these Sound the Alarm events:
- April 8 – San Bruno – 8.30 a.m. – 3.30 p.m.
- April 15 – Brentwood – 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
- April 29 – Hayward – 8.30 a.m. – 2.30 p.m.
No prior experience is needed. Training will be provided before volunteer teams, with members of the Red Cross, visit area homes with scheduled appointments.
Because of generous donations, all services are free and available for people in need. Can’t join the event? Help by donating to the Red Cross at SoundTheAlarm.org to help people prepare for, respond to and recover from home fires — which account for most of the U.S. disasters that the Red Cross responds to every eight minutes.
DO YOU NEED A SMOKE ALARM? Local residents who need a smoke alarm can visit SoundTheAlarm.org/NorCalCoastal to schedule an appointment for a free smoke alarm installation during one of the region’s Red Cross Sound the Alarm events. During short home visits, Red Cross volunteers and partners will also share information on the causes of home fires, how to prevent them, what to do if a fire starts and how to create an escape plan.
1,583 LIVES SAVED AND COUNTING Sound the Alarm is a critical part of the Red Cross Home Fire Campaign, which has helped save at least 1,583 lives since launching in October 2014. As part of the campaign, the Red Cross, along with our partners, have installed more than 2.5 million free smoke alarms and made more than 1 million households safer nationwide.
This work is made possible thanks to generous financial donations from our regional partners: Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Arista Networks; CSAA Insurance Group, State Farm and Gloria and Mike Ipson.
About the American Red Cross of the Bay Area
With local offices in San Francisco, San Mateo, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, the American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides comfort to victims of disasters; supplies about 40% of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; distributes international humanitarian aid; and supports veterans, military members and their families. The Red Cross is a nonprofit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to deliver its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org/bayarea or call us at (415) 427-8000. You may also find us on Facebook and Twitter
Editors Note – Donate Blood in April — see story
