Smoke alarms save lives: Free installations for residents through Red Cross Sound the Alarm effort
CENTRAL FALLS, RI (April 19, 2022) —The American Red Cross asks everyone to help Sound the Alarm in Central Falls and be part of the Red Cross effort to help make homes safer through education and action.
The Red Cross, in partnership with Mayor Maria Rivera and the City of Central Falls, invites residents to a family-friendly event on Friday, April 22 from 3 – 6 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Park in Central Falls located at 416 Hunt Street. This community event will offer a variety of activities for people of all ages to learn how to keep themselves and their families safe during emergencies. Red Cross volunteers will be signing up residents for a FREE smoke alarm installation. Participating partners, including local fire departments and community organizations, will also be offering lifesaving training and other engaging activities This event is open to all.
“We’re so excited to be teaming up with Mayor Rivera and the City of Central Falls to teach our community how to be prepared in case of a home fire,” said Susan Roberts, Executive Director, American Red Cross Rhode Island Chapter. “Our goal is to save lives. That’s why we want to make sure everyone has working smoke alarms, which can cut the risk of dying in a home fire by half.”
“Our city has been devastated by house fires over the last year, with some families tragically losing everything. We want to do all we can to ensure our residents are protected and prepared,” said Central Falls Mayor Maria Rivera. “I want to thank the Red Cross for being such an important partner to our city during these tragedies, and for stepping up to help proactively ensure our residents have added layers of fire safety and support in their homes.”
CENTRAL FALLS JOINS NATIONAL SOUND THE ALARM EFFORT Here in Central Falls the Red Cross in Rhode Island is holding a Sound the Alarm home fire safety and smoke alarm installation event on Saturday, May 14 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Red Cross volunteers and local partners will be canvassing neighborhoods, installing FREE smoke alarms, and helping families create escape plans. All residents in the area are encouraged to make an appointment for a free home fire safety visit. To learn more and sign-up for a FREE smoke alarm installation, visit www.SoundTheAlarm.org/RhodeIsland or call 1-877-287-3327, option 1.
This Sound the Alarm event is part of a national Red Cross initiative in May to install 50,000 free smoke alarms with partners in more than 50 at-risk communities across the country. Sound the Alarm events are a critical part of the national Red Cross Home Fire Campaign, which has helped save at least 1,243 lives since launching in October 2014. As part of the campaign, the Red Cross and local partners have installed more than 7,670 free smoke alarms and made more than 2,750 households safer in Rhode Island.
This work is made possible thanks to generous financial donations from regional partners: AAA Northeast Headquarters, Amica Insurance, Del Prete Family Foundation, FM Global, Janci Foundation, National Grid, Navigant Credit Union, Rhode Island Foundation, The Edward J. and Virginia M. Routhier Foundation and The John Clarke Trust.
