DETROIT (April 15, 2025) – The American Red Cross wants to make sure all households have working smoke alarms, which can reduce the risk of dying in a home fire by half.
In a lead-up to its annual Sound the Alarm initiative, the Red Cross will canvass select Michigan neighborhoods beginning this week to distribute information about registering for a smoke alarm installation and rallying community members to help install them. Visit SoundTheAlarm.org/Michigan for more information.
Red Cross volunteers and team members will be visible in Red Cross branded apparel and canvass during daylight hours.
Home fires claim seven lives every day nationally, but having working smoke alarms in your household can be lifesaving. To address this daily threat, the Red Cross installs free smoke alarms in households year-round and amplifies that awareness with a smoke alarm installation and fire safety education drive called Sound the Alarm, which kicks off in Michigan on Saturday, April 26 and runs through Saturday, May 17.
Sound the Alarm is part of the Red Cross Home Fire Campaign, which was launched in 2014 to reduce fire-related deaths and injuries by installing free smoke alarms and teaching families about home fire safety. These smoke alarms are made by possible by donations to the Red Cross.
Since the start of the campaign, the Red Cross has installed more than 2.8 million smoke alarms nationwide and made more than 1.2 million households safer nationwide. In Michigan, the Red Cross has installed more than 85,100 smoke alarms and made more than 33,100 households safer since 2014.
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MEDIA CONTACT: David Olejarz / david.olejarz@redcross.org / 313-303-0606
About the American Red Cross:
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides comfort to victims of disasters; supplies about 40% of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; distributes international humanitarian aid; and supports veterans, military members and their families. The Red Cross is a nonprofit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to deliver its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or CruzRojaAmericana.org, or follow us on social media.
