Virginia Red Cross to install free smoke alarms in Norfolk's Oakdale Farms community Saturday, May 3rd
NORFOLK, V.A. (WAVY) – Volunteers from the American Red Cross Virginia Region are teaming up with Norfolk Fire and Rescue, Team Rubicon, Norfolk CERT and the Norfolk Medical Reserve Corp this Saturday, May 3, to install free smoke alarms in the Oakdale Farms neighborhood.
Volunteer teams will be in the area between 8:30 A.M. through 2:00 P.M. for the event. This event is part of the American Red Cross's Home Fire Campaign; an initiative aimed at reducing fire-related incidents by providing free smoke alarms and home fire safety education.
'Working smoke alarms can cut the risk of death by half,' said Kristopher Dumschat, Regional Communications Manager with the Virginia Red Cross. 'Our volunteers are meeting one-on-one with families in at-risk communities through our Sound the Alarm events to share home fire safety information and install free smoke alarms where it's safe to do so.'
The Red Cross responds to a home fire or other disasters every 8 minutes. Since the campaign's launch in 2014, the Virginia Red Cross has installed over 40,000 smoke alarms and made over 20,000 households safer. The organization encourages residents who cannot afford to purchase smoke alarms or are physically unable to install them to request assistance from the Red Cross.
MAKE AN APPOINTMENT: Visit redcross.org/Virginia to learn more about requesting a free smoke alarm installation.
To learn more about the Red Cross, their mission and how you can help, visit redcross.org.
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