Through its "Sound the Alarm Program," the American Red Cross is saving thousands of lives by installing fire alarms.

Your home’s first line of defense against fires and smoke are its smoke detectors. These devices pick up on smoke in the air and alert you to its presence. The idea is that the alarm will activate and ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Every day, seven lives are lost to home fires. But officials say having working smoke alarms can reduce the risk of death by half. That’s why the American Red Cross is ...

Now the organization is moving from response to prevention. The Red Cross calls the campaign a “community-wide effort” to ...

Having smoke detectors with working batteries placed throughout your home is an important component of fire safety, but in order for them to be most effective, it also makes a difference where they’re ...

The start of the new year is the perfect time to double check your home's smoke alarms to be sure they're properly installed ...

Sound The Alarm is an initiative of the American Red Cross to get smoke detectors into homes and to help homeowners create ...

CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) - Firefighters will install smoke alarms for free for Carbondale residents. The program goes along with the Carbondale Fire Department’s participation in a statewide smoke ...

The American Red Cross Southwestern Pennsylvania Chapter will install free smoke alarms in Allegheny County on Oct. 15, as part of the Sound the Alarm event. This initiative is part of the national ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — This spring, volunteers of the American Red Cross Central Pennsylvania chapter will team up with community partners to install free smoke alarms for local families vulnerable to home ...

Michael Gendek had a sense of relief Saturday as volunteers updated the smoke detectors in his family’s second-story Jeannette apartment. Since the family moved into the Harrison Avenue rental ...

Spokane Fire Marshal Lance Dahl installs a smoke alarm Saturday at a Nevada Heights neighborhood home. (Garrett Cabeza / The Spokesman-Review) Buy this photo Fourteen fires have erupted in the Nevada ...