American Red Cross volunteers, staff and members of the Modesto Fire Department at a Sound the Alarm event in Modesto, CA on May 14, 2022. Red Cross volunteers installed 48 free smoke alarms in 23 homes. They also shared information with residents about the causes of home fires, how to prevent them and what to do if a fire starts.

Photos by Cari Dighton and Martin Gagliano/American Red Cross

On Saturday, May 14, Red Crossers, in partnership with the Fairfield Fire Department, visited a mobile home park in Fairfield to install free smoke alarms and provide residents with home fire safety education. This event was one of many that took place that day as part of the 2022 Red Cross Sound the Alarm campaign.

Photos and videos by Nanette Shamieh/American Red Cross

The Silicon Valley Chapter and the community of San Jose came together to install smoke alarms at the Golden Wheel Park after a tragic fire killed a grandfather and two children the previous month. Partnering with the Red Cross were the City of San Jose, SJFD, Team Rubicon and other community groups. Seventy-five volunteers installed 250 smoke alarms in 83 homes ensuring that more families were better prepared.

Photography by Kane Wong/American Red Cross

Red Crossers visited a San Francisco neighborhood near Lake Merced on May 21, 2022 to #SoundTheAlarm. Nineteen homes housing 45 residents were made safer with 22 free smoke alarms installed. Shout out to the San Francisco Fire Department for their ongoing support and partnership, and our awesome Red Cross volunteers! #EndHomeFires

Reporting and photos by Debbie Yee/American Red Cross

Working to prevent home fires, we were in a Moss Beach community installing smoke alarms and providing home fire preparedness training.

John Ruiz, Red Cross regional disaster officer, during the May 7 Sound the Alarm event. Photography by Brenda Dawson Dove

Red Crossers and the Richmond Fire Department worked together to provide the local community with free smoke alarms and home fire safety information on Saturday, May 7 in Richmond, Calif. Together with the Richmond Fire Department, the team made 42 homes and 151 residents safer installing 149 free smoke alarms.

Every day 7 people die in home fires and most die in homes without working smoke alarms. The American Red Cross working with volunteer participants, fire departments and other local agencies are canvassing at-risk neighborhoods to install free smoke alarms. The Felton Fire Department collaborated with the American Red Cross Central Coast Chapter and hosted a “Sound the Alarm” Campaign on August 24, 2019.

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The Silicon Valley Chapter and the community of San Jose came together to install smoke alarms at the Golden Wheel Park after a tragic fire killed a grandfather and two children the previous month. Partnering with the Red Cross were the City of San Jose, SJFD, Team Rubicon and other community groups. Seventy-five volunteers installed 250 smoke alarms in 83 homes ensuring that more families were better prepared.

Photography by Kane Wong/American Red Cross

American Red Cross volunteers, staff and members of the Modesto Fire Department at a Sound the Alarm event in Modesto, CA on May 14, 2022. Red Cross volunteers installed 48 free smoke alarms in 23 homes. They also shared information with residents about the causes of home fires, how to prevent them and what to do if a fire starts.

Photos by Cari Dighton and Martin Gagliano/American Red Cross

Volunteers Tim Davenport, Yvette Cuellar and Marge Bertman Reed team up to install smoke alarms in Richmond, Ca. Photography by Brenda Dawson Dovei

Red Crossers and the Richmond Fire Department worked together to provide the local community with free smoke alarms and home fire safety information on Saturday, May 7 in Richmond, Calif. Together with the Richmond Fire Department, the team made 42 homes and 151 residents safer installing 149 free smoke alarms.

Working to prevent home fires, we were in a Moss Beach community installing smoke alarms and providing home fire preparedness training.

The Silicon Valley Chapter and the community of San Jose came together to install smoke alarms at the Golden Wheel Park after a tragic fire killed a grandfather and two children the previous month. Partnering with the Red Cross were the City of San Jose, SJFD, Team Rubicon and other community groups. Seventy-five volunteers installed 250 smoke alarms in 83 homes ensuring that more families were better prepared.

Photography by Kane Wong/American Red Cross

Red Crossers visited a San Francisco neighborhood near Lake Merced on May 21, 2022 to #SoundTheAlarm. Nineteen homes housing 45 residents were made safer with 22 free smoke alarms installed. Shout out to the San Francisco Fire Department for their ongoing support and partnership, and our awesome Red Cross volunteers! #EndHomeFires

Reporting and photos by Debbie Yee/American Red Cross

Working to prevent home fires, we were in a Moss Beach community installing smoke alarms and providing home fire preparedness training. Red Cross Kimberly Bale opening the conversation.

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The Silicon Valley Chapter and the community of San Jose came together to install smoke alarms at the Golden Wheel Park after a tragic fire killed a grandfather and two children the previous month. Partnering with the Red Cross were the City of San Jose, SJFD, Team Rubicon and other community groups. Seventy-five volunteers installed 250 smoke alarms in 83 homes ensuring that more families were better prepared.

Photography by Kane Wong/American Red Cross

American Red Cross volunteers, staff and members of the Modesto Fire Department at a Sound the Alarm event in Modesto, CA on May 14, 2022. Red Cross volunteers installed 48 free smoke alarms in 23 homes. They also shared information with residents about the causes of home fires, how to prevent them and what to do if a fire starts.

Photos by Cari Dighton and Martin Gagliano/American Red Cross

American Red Cross volunteers, staff and members of the Modesto Fire Department at a Sound the Alarm event in Modesto, CA on May 14, 2022. Red Cross volunteers installed 48 free smoke alarms in 23 homes. They also shared information with residents about the causes of home fires, how to prevent them and what to do if a fire starts.

Photos by Cari Dighton and Martin Gagliano/American Red Cross

Volunteer Carol Sebilia installs a smoke alarm in a Richmond, Ca. home. Photography by Brenda Dawson Dove.

Red Crossers and the Richmond Fire Department worked together to provide the local community with free smoke alarms and home fire safety information on Saturday, May 7 in Richmond, Calif. Together with the Richmond Fire Department, the team made 42 homes and 151 residents safer installing 149 free smoke alarms.

Red Crossers visited a San Francisco neighborhood near Lake Merced on May 21, 2022 to #SoundTheAlarm. Nineteen homes housing 45 residents were made safer with 22 free smoke alarms installed. Shout out to the San Francisco Fire Department for their ongoing support and partnership, and our awesome Red Cross volunteers! #EndHomeFires

Reporting and photos by Debbie Yee/American Red Cross

Working to prevent home fires, we were in a Moss Beach community installing smoke alarms and providing home fire preparedness training.

Working to prevent home fires, we were in a Moss Beach community installing smoke alarms and providing home fire preparedness training.

American Red Cross volunteers, staff and members of the Modesto Fire Department at a Sound the Alarm event in Modesto, CA on May 14, 2022. Red Cross volunteers installed 48 free smoke alarms in 23 homes. They also shared information with residents about the causes of home fires, how to prevent them and what to do if a fire starts.

Photos by Cari Dighton and Martin Gagliano/American Red Cross

The Silicon Valley Chapter and the community of San Jose came together to install smoke alarms at the Golden Wheel Park after a tragic fire killed a grandfather and two children the previous month. Partnering with the Red Cross were the City of San Jose, SJFD, Team Rubicon and other community groups. Seventy-five volunteers installed 250 smoke alarms in 83 homes ensuring that more families were better prepared.

Photography by Kane Wong/American Red Cross

The Silicon Valley Chapter and the community of San Jose came together to install smoke alarms at the Golden Wheel Park after a tragic fire killed a grandfather and two children the previous month. Partnering with the Red Cross were the City of San Jose, SJFD, Team Rubicon and other community groups. Seventy-five volunteers installed 250 smoke alarms in 83 homes ensuring that more families were better prepared.

Photography by Kane Wong/American Red Cross

Red Crossers and the Richmond Fire Department worked together to provide the local community with free smoke alarms and home fire safety information on Saturday, May 7 in Richmond, Calif. Together with the Richmond Fire Department, the team made 42 homes and 151 residents safer installing 149 free smoke alarms.

Photography by Brenda Dawson Dove

Working to prevent home fires, we were in a Moss Beach community installing smoke alarms and providing home fire preparedness training.

Red Crossers visited a San Francisco neighborhood near Lake Merced on May 21, 2022 to #SoundTheAlarm. Nineteen homes housing 45 residents were made safer with 22 free smoke alarms installed. Shout out to the San Francisco Fire Department for their ongoing support and partnership, and our awesome Red Cross volunteers! #EndHomeFires

Reporting and photos by Debbie Yee/American Red Cross

American Red Cross volunteers, staff and members of the Modesto Fire Department at a Sound the Alarm event in Modesto, CA on May 14, 2022. Red Cross volunteers installed 48 free smoke alarms in 23 homes. They also shared information with residents about the causes of home fires, how to prevent them and what to do if a fire starts.

Photos by Cari Dighton and Martin Gagliano/American Red Cross

Richmond resident Samuel Rivas watches volunteer Bert Sebilia install a smoke alarm in his home. Photography by Brenda Dawson Dove.

Red Crossers and the Richmond Fire Department worked together to provide the local community with free smoke alarms and home fire safety information on Saturday, May 7 in Richmond, Calif. Together with the Richmond Fire Department, the team made 42 homes and 151 residents safer installing 149 free smoke alarms.

Volunteer Tim Davenport installs a smoke alarm in a home in Richmond, Ca. during a Sound the Alarm event. Photography by Brenda Dawson Dove

Red Crossers and the Richmond Fire Department worked together to provide the local community with free smoke alarms and home fire safety information on Saturday, May 7 in Richmond, Calif. Together with the Richmond Fire Department, the team made 42 homes and 151 residents safer installing 149 free smoke alarms.

American Red Cross volunteers, staff and members of the Modesto Fire Department at a Sound the Alarm event in Modesto, CA on May 14, 2022. Red Cross volunteers installed 48 free smoke alarms in 23 homes. They also shared information with residents about the causes of home fires, how to prevent them and what to do if a fire starts.

Photos by Cari Dighton and Martin Gagliano/American Red Cross

American Red Cross volunteers, staff and members of the Modesto Fire Department at a Sound the Alarm event in Modesto, CA on May 14, 2022. Red Cross volunteers installed 48 free smoke alarms in 23 homes. They also shared information with residents about the causes of home fires, how to prevent them and what to do if a fire starts.

Photos by Cari Dighton and Martin Gagliano/American Red Cross

American Red Cross volunteers, staff and members of the Modesto Fire Department at a Sound the Alarm event in Modesto, CA on May 14, 2022. Red Cross volunteers installed 48 free smoke alarms in 23 homes. They also shared information with residents about the causes of home fires, how to prevent them and what to do if a fire starts.

Photos by Cari Dighton and Martin Gagliano/American Red Cross

Red Cross volunteers, staff, and local Seaside High School students, along with the support of the North County Fire District of Monterey County Fire Department, came together on a bright, sunny Saturday to Sound the Alarm. After a briefing by the Fire Department, DPM Patsy Gasca, and remarks by Monterey County Supervisor Phillips, the teams spread out into the neighborhood to install free smoke alarms. By the end of the event, 57 area homes had been made safer from home fires.

Photos by Jenny Arrieta/American Red Cross

American Red Cross volunteers, staff and members of the Modesto Fire Department at a Sound the Alarm event in Modesto, CA on May 14, 2022. Red Cross volunteers installed 48 free smoke alarms in 23 homes. They also shared information with residents about the causes of home fires, how to prevent them and what to do if a fire starts.

Photos by Cari Dighton and Martin Gagliano/American Red Cross

American Red Cross volunteers, staff and members of the Modesto Fire Department at a Sound the Alarm event in Modesto, CA on May 14, 2022. Red Cross volunteers installed 48 free smoke alarms in 23 homes. They also shared information with residents about the causes of home fires, how to prevent them and what to do if a fire starts.

Photos by Cari Dighton and Martin Gagliano/American Red Cross

American Red Cross volunteers, staff and members of the Modesto Fire Department at a Sound the Alarm event in Modesto, CA on May 14, 2022. Red Cross volunteers installed 48 free smoke alarms in 23 homes. They also shared information with residents about the causes of home fires, how to prevent them and what to do if a fire starts.

Photos by Cari Dighton and Martin Gagliano/American Red Cross

Working to prevent home fires, we were in a Moss Beach community installing smoke alarms and providing home fire preparedness training.

American Red Cross volunteers, staff and members of the Modesto Fire Department at a Sound the Alarm event in Modesto, CA on May 14, 2022. Red Cross volunteers installed 48 free smoke alarms in 23 homes. They also shared information with residents about the causes of home fires, how to prevent them and what to do if a fire starts.

Photos by Cari Dighton and Martin Gagliano/American Red Cross

American Red Cross volunteers, staff and members of the Modesto Fire Department at a Sound the Alarm event in Modesto, CA on May 14, 2022. Red Cross volunteers installed 48 free smoke alarms in 23 homes. They also shared information with residents about the causes of home fires, how to prevent them and what to do if a fire starts.

Photos by Cari Dighton and Martin Gagliano/American Red Cross

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Working to prevent home fires, we were in a Moss Beach community installing smoke alarms and providing home fire preparedness training.

The Red Cross, along with the Novato Fire Protection District and local Rotary Club of Novato members, fitted about 50 homes in the RV Park with free smoke alarms to #endhomefires. They also handed out information on fire safety and home evacuation plans. The 2022 Sound the Alarm campaign aims to put new smoke alarms in 50,000 homes nationwide. Learn more at soundthealarm.org.

Photo and reporting by Marcia Antipa/American Red Cross

On Saturday, May 14, Red Crossers, in partnership with the Fairfield Fire Department, visited a mobile home park in Fairfield to install free smoke alarms and provide residents with home fire safety education. This event was one of many that took place that day as part of the 2022 Red Cross Sound the Alarm campaign.

Photos and videos by Nanette Shamieh/American Red Cross

American Red Cross volunteers, staff and members of the Modesto Fire Department at a Sound the Alarm event in Modesto, CA on May 14, 2022. Red Cross volunteers installed 48 free smoke alarms in 23 homes. They also shared information with residents about the causes of home fires, how to prevent them and what to do if a fire starts.

Photos by Cari Dighton and Martin Gagliano/American Red Cross

American Red Cross volunteers, staff and members of the Modesto Fire Department at a Sound the Alarm event in Modesto, CA on May 14, 2022. Red Cross volunteers installed 48 free smoke alarms in 23 homes. They also shared information with residents about the causes of home fires, how to prevent them and what to do if a fire starts.

Photos by Cari Dighton and Martin Gagliano/American Red Cross

“My stepdad has been a Fireman for 27 years so we have always talked about fire preparedness, prevention and escape plans and what to do in case of emergencies. It’s definitely been drilled into me from a young age how important these things are,” says Megan, a volunteer for the American Red Cross Sound the Alarm program. Megan and nearly 100 other volunteers installed free smoke alarms in homes in Santa Clara on May 21.

Thank you to Megan and other volunteers who helped local families prevent and prepare for home fires.

To donate or find out more about the Red Cross Sound the Alarm program visit SoundTheAlarm.org.

The 2022 Sound the Alarm campaign celebrated its signature smoke alarm installation event on a warm, sunny day at the Chateau La Salle Mobile Home Park in San Jose. Nearly 100 homes were made safer thanks to free smoke alarms and home fire safety education. Nearly as many Red Crossers turned out for this event, along with the San Jose Fire Department. It was a great day to help #EndHomeFires.

Photos and reporting by Alex Keilty/American Red Cross

Working to prevent home fires, we were in a Moss Beach community installing smoke alarms and providing home fire preparedness training.

The Silicon Valley Chapter and the community of San Jose came together to install smoke alarms at the Golden Wheel Park after a tragic fire killed a grandfather and two children the previous month. Partnering with the Red Cross were the City of San Jose, SJFD, Team Rubicon and other community groups. Seventy-five volunteers installed 250 smoke alarms in 83 homes ensuring that more families were better prepared.

Photography by Kane Wong/American Red Cross

Photography by Brenda Dawson Dove

Red Crossers and the Richmond Fire Department worked together to provide the local community with free smoke alarms and home fire safety information on Saturday, May 7 in Richmond, Calif. Together with the Richmond Fire Department, the team made 42 homes and 151 residents safer installing 149 free smoke alarms.