Of those lives saved, 45 were in Illinois.
This “Sound the Alarm” event is a critical part of the National Red Cross Home Fire Campaign, which has helped save at least 1583 lives, since launching in October 2014. “Through the “Sound the Alarm” campaign, we’re working to reduce the number of fatalities by increasing homes that have working smoke alarms.” “Fires are the Nation’s most frequent disaster many of us don’t realize we have just two minutes to escape a home fire,” said Jeff Klarman, Board Chair for the American Red Cross of Northwest Illinois. Training will be provided before volunteer teams, with members of Morrison Fire Department and the Red Cross, visit area homes.
People can register now at to install free smoke alarms and share fire safety information with residents during a local “Sound the Alarm” event in Morrison on Saturday, March 25, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. MORRISON VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED TO INSTALL FREE SMOKE ALARMS "We need to make sure that these smoke alarms work, especially (because of) what happened around the corner the last time," Bonaparte said.During the 20-minute home visits, Morrison Fire Fighters and Red Cross volunteers will also share information on the causes of home fires how to prevent them what to do if a fire starts how to create an escape plan. He said residents should have fire alarms in the correct locations and prepare a fire safety plan, which should be practiced twice a year.Ĭrosland Park resident Faith Bonaparte said she was thankful her fire alarms were being checked, especially after someone died in a home in early January. "We are going to target about a third of the Crosland Park area and then we will make plans to come out here and target the additional areas," he said.
He said the reason why homes in Crosland Park were getting new fire alarms was that the Aiken Department of Public Safety deemed that area of Aiken as a need. "We encourage everybody to have a working smoke alarm in the bedroom or sleeping area, outside of the sleeping area, including a common area and hallways and every level in the home," he said. Josh Fulbright, chief of community risk reduction of the South Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal, said two-thirds of fire deaths are those who are over the age of 50, often due to smoke inhalation.
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