SC recognized for innovations and saving lives through the Red Cross Home Fire Campaign
NORTH CHARLESTON– The Palmetto SC Region of the American Red Cross and its partners, including the Office of State Fire Marshal, the South Carolina State Firefighters Association, local fire departments, and other community/government partners, have been recognized by the U.S. Fire Administrator for their work in protecting families and communities from the most common disaster in the country: home fires.
Working together with the Office of State Fire Marshal, the South Carolina State Firefighters Association and more than 120 local fire departments, the Red Cross developed innovative ways to work together to reach populations at risk for home fires. This work builds upon long-standing partnerships of the Red Cross responding to calls from fire departments to help families who have lost everything to home fires.
During October 2017, these best practices developed in South Carolina will be used by Red Cross volunteers and partners as they install 100,000 free smoke alarms in high risk neighborhoods nationwide. Sound the Alarm installation and fire safety events will take place in more than 100 communities across the country, including Charleston and Greenville, providing a lifesaving service with the goal of reducing death and injury from home fires.
To learn more about Sound the Alarm, or get involved in your community, visit www.redcross.org/sound-the-alarm.