On Saturday, October 17th, the American Red Cross of Greater Idaho, the Idaho Falls Fire Department, Melaleuca, Servpro, Home Depot, WestOne Logistics, Bank of Idaho, Paul Davis Restoration, Boys Scouts of America and others will help improve fire safety in Idaho Falls.
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The Milwaukee Bucks recently joined forces with the Milwaukee Fire Department (MFD) for Project FOCUS (Firefighters Out Creating Urban Safety) to raise awareness of fire prevention and to ensure that Milwaukee homes are equipped with the working smoke alarms that are proven to save lives.
However, if you or someone you know is in need of a smoke alarm- please register here.
The American Red Cross is working to reduce the number of deaths from house fires by 25% this year. Half of home fire deaths result from fires reported at night between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. when most people are asleep.
According to the latest National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) research, working smoke alarms cut the chance of dying in a fire in half.
An alarming 42 percent of about 36,000 online survey respondents were not aware that a smoke alarm should be installed in each bedroom of the home.
Install alarms on every level of the home. The odds are in your favor that you will never need those extra smoke alarms, but the cost of being cheap can be incredibly, horribly costly. When one sounds, they all sound.
The American Red Cross gives these smoke alarms for free. Press the test button to be sure the alarm works.
They believe this can happen simply by having a smoke detector to alert you when to get out. It is best to use both types of alarms in the home.
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Replace all smoke alarms when they are 10 years old or if they do not sound when tested.
