Thanks to our volunteers and community partnerships, we installed a total of 1,159 smoke alarms in October '23 and November '23, making 568 homes and 1,432 Louisianans safer.

We shattered the campaign goal of 750 installed smoke alarms by 55%, an achievement made possible with an outpouring of community support.

A breakdown of this year’s Sound the Alarm signature events in Ruston, Shreveport, Marrero and Merryville is as follows: 
 

• November 18 - Shreveport and Merryville: Red Cross volunteers and partners installed 206 smoke alarms, making 106 homes and 263 people safer. 
• November 4 – Marrero: Red Cross volunteers and partners installed 252 smoke alarms, making 105 homes and 252 people safer. 
• October 28 – Ruston: Red Cross volunteers and partners installed 73 smoke alarms, making 47 homes and 104 people safer. 
• Red Cross volunteers and partners, including BASF in Geismar, also completed appointment-based home fire safety visits, installing 545 free smoke alarms, making 266 homes and 672 people safer.