PROVIDENCE, R.I. (April 2, 2025) — The American Red Cross in Rhode Island and the City of Providence are partnering to offer free smoke alarm installations for Providence residents during a Sound the Alarm home fire safety event on Wednesday, April 30.

"Proactively ensuring the safety of our residents remains my number one priority and working alongside the American Red Cross allows us to bring life-saving resources directly into homes across Providence," said Mayor Brett P. Smiley. "We are pleased to partner with the American Red Cross in this effort to ensure that families in Providence have the tools they need to stay safe. We encourage everyone to take advantage of this opportunity."

“Early warning from a smoke alarm can make all the difference in a fire emergency,” said Susan Roberts, Executive Director of the American Red Cross in Rhode Island. “Together with the City of Providence, we’re working to bring this essential protection to residents who need it most.”

Residents who need assistance can register for a home fire safety visit on Wednesday, April 30. Please visit SoundTheAlarm.org/RhodeIsland or call 877-287-3327 (option 3) to learn more and make an appointment. Volunteers will also share information on the causes of home fires, how to prevent them, what to do if a fire starts and how to create an escape plan.

PROVIDENCE EVENT PART OF NATIONAL CAMPAIGN Local Sound the Alarm events like this one are a critical part of the national Red Cross Home Fire Campaign, which has helped save at least 2,320 lives since launching in October 2014. Locally during this time, the Red Cross and partners have installed over 9,500 free smoke alarms and helped make nearly 3,400 households safer in Rhode Island.

This work is made possible thanks to generous financial donations from Disaster Responder partner Stanley Black & Decker, and our Ready 365 partners: The Hartford, Edgewell Personal Care, Amica Insurance, Robinson+Cole, Hartford Healthcare, Rhode Island Energy, NSSF, ESPN and PKF O’Connor Davies.

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.