IF YOU NEED HELP If you cannot afford to purchase smoke alarms or are physically unable to install one, the Red Cross may be able to help. Include at least two ways to get out of every room and select a meeting spot at a safe distance away from your home, such as your neighbor’s home or landmark like a specific tree in your front yard, where everyone can meet.Make sure everyone in your household can get out in less than two minutes - the amount of time you may have to escape a burning home before it’s too late. Practice your two-minute home fire escape plan.Follow your alarm’s manufacturer instructions. ![]() ![]() Components such as sensors can become less sensitive over time. Replace smoke alarms that are 10 years or older.Install smoke alarms on every level of your home, including inside and outside bedrooms and sleeping areas. Photo by Dennis Drenner/American Red Cross By Gordon Williams The intent of the Red Cross Home Fire campaign is straightforward enough: to reduce home fire deaths by teaching fire safety lessons and by installing smoke alarms in households that don’t have them.Visit /fire for more information, including an escape plan to create and practice with your family, or download the free Red Cross Emergency app by searching “American Red Cross” in app stores. HOW TO TURN AND TEST When turning your clocks back this weekend, test your smoke alarms and replace the batteries if needed. ![]() So far this year, local Red Cross volunteers have responded to 671 home fires, which is a 10% increase over last year at this same time.
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