The American Red Cross of Alaska, Capital City Fire/Rescue and the National Guard will be installing free smoke alarms and home fire emergency kits for the community on Saturday, April 30.
The Red Cross and its partners have launched an initiative that aims to reduce deaths and injuries caused by home fires by 25 percent in five years with the Home Fire Campaign. Across America, an average of eight people lose their lives each day from home fires, the Red Cross said in a press release. Along with having a plan, the best protection your family can have is working smoke alarms, the Red Cross advised.
The public is encouraged to come by the Mendenhall Valley Public Library from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. to sign up or contact Andrew Bogar of the American Red Cross of Alaska at (907) 347-5841 or email Andrew.Bogar@redcross.org to arrange a time to have their fire alarm installed.
The Red Cross have about 300 firealrms to give away here in Juneau, so even if people aren’t able to come by on Saturday, people are still welcome to call Bogar to arrange a time to have a fire alarm installed. The Red Cross, Capital City Fire/Rescue and the National Guard as well as other volunteers will do the installing.
