There are several things families and individuals can do to increase their chances of surviving a fire: SIMPLE STEPS TO SAVE LIVES Even as the Red Cross and other groups install smoke alarms in some neighborhoods, they are calling on everyone to take two simple steps that can save lives: create and practice their home fire escape plan and check their smoke alarms.

“We also will be teaching people how to be safe from home fire.”

“Installing smoke alarms cuts the risk of someone dying from a home fire in half, so we’re joining with groups from across our community to install smoke alarms,” said Monica Rusconi, Disaster Program Manager for the American Red Cross, Greater Miami & The Keys Chapter. Joining the Red Cross here will be the Key West Fire Department.

The Red Cross partners with fire departments and community groups across the country to install smoke alarms in communities with high numbers of fires and encourage everyone to practice their fire escape plans. The Red Cross and thousands of campaign partners have helped save numerous lives and installed more than a quarter of a million smoke alarms in homes all across the country since the campaign launched in October of 2014. The Red Cross Home Fire Campaign aims to reduce deaths and injuries from home fires by as much as 25 percent over the next few years. Seven times a day someone in this country dies in a fire. Volunteers will install smoke alarms in homes that need them and teach people about what they can do now to be prepared should a fire break out in their home.

at the Stadium Mobile Home Park, located at 1213 Glynn Archer Jr. The American Red Cross Home Fire Campaign will visit Key West on Jstarting at 10:00 a.m. Efforts will include installing smoke alarms and urging people to practice fire escape plans

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