Red Cross seeks volunteers to help install smoke alarms in Clarksville

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – The American Red Cross is seeking people to volunteer their time and help save lives at the Sound the Alarm home fire safety and smoke alarm installation event on April 28, 2018 in Clarksville from 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Red Cross volunteers along with local partners will be canvassing neighborhoods in Clarksville, installing free smoke alarms, replacing batteries in existing alarms and helping families create escape plans.

“Sound the Alarm in Clarksville and be part of the nationwide Red Cross effort to help reduce the number of deaths and injuries from home fires,” said Katy Hagstrom, Executive Director for the Tennessee River Chapter of the American Red Cross. “By volunteering with the Red Cross, you can truly make a difference in someone’s life. Please join us and help Sound the Alarm by volunteering on April 28, 2018.

If you are interested in volunteering to educate people about home fire safety and install free smoke alarms in Clarksville, visit www.redcross.org/STAclarksville.

The Red Cross responds to nearly 64,000 disasters a year, the majority of which are home fires. Working smoke alarms in a home cut the risk of death by half, and having an escape plan further improves the odds of survival. The Red Cross wants to end these tragedies and save lives, the reason why the organization launched the Home Fire Campaign in 2014.

Across the country, the Campaign is making a difference. As of April 4, 2018 the Red Cross and our partners across the country have saved at least 381 lives; reached 1,042,964 through youth preparedness programs, and installed over one million free smoke alarms. Here in Tennessee, the Tennessee Region of the Red Cross has installed more than 17,228 smoke alarms, replaced more than 415 batteries in existing smoke alarms, and made over 6,177 households safer by developing home fire escape plans.

To learn more about the Home Fire Campaign, visit redcross.org. Please help us Sound the Alarm by volunteering to install smoke alarms, making a financial contribution, or taking steps to protect your own family from home fires.

Sound the Alarm is proudly sponsored by International Paper, Thomas Lawrence Campbell, HCA Foundation, FedEx, CHI Memorial, Patricia and Rodes Hart, Sedgwick, UPS, AutoZone.