Home Fire Campaign Saves Lives

Through the national Home Fire Campaign, the American Red Cross works with community partners to reduce deaths and injuries from home fires by going door-to-door year-round to install free smoke alarms and help residents create home fire escape plans. Since the campaign began in 2014, the Red Cross has reached more than 12,000 people in the Dakotas Region by:

• Installing more than 14,500 free smoke alarms

• Replacing 1,225 smoke alarm batteries

• Helping families make 4,135 home fire escape plans

• Reaching more than 2,000 children through youth preparedness programs