(UPDATE With B-Roll VIDEO) Red Cross And Jefferson County Fire Invite You To “Sound The Alarm” And Prevent Home Fire Deaths
-04/26/25
UPDATE: Forty-two Red Cross volunteers joined Jefferson County Fire and EMS, and Warm Springs Fire and Safety to install free smoke alarms in Madras and Jefferson County. People can still sign up for smoke alarms by going to RedCross.org/soundthealarm.
B-ROLL can be found HERE.
Red Cross and Jefferson County Fire invite you to “Sound the Alarm” and prevent home fire deaths
Join us this Saturday as we install FREE smoke alarms in the community
[MADRAS, OR April 23, 2025] On April 26,2025, volunteers with the American Red Cross, Jefferson County Fire and EMS, and Warm Springs Fire and Safety, will be installing FREE smoke alarms as part of the national Red Cross Home Fire Campaign, which has helped save more 2,320 lives since launching in October 2014.
“We know that you have just 2 minutes on average to escape a house fire, and smoke alarms can cut the risk of death by half,” says Red Cross Executive Director Morgan Schmidt, “that’s why we’re honored to take part in this program every year.”
WHAT: Sound the Alarm kickoff with remarks and volunteer training, followed by smoke alarm
Installations at homes in the community.
WHERE: Jefferson County Health Department 500 NE A Street Madras, OR
WHEN: April 26th. Opening remarks at 9:15 am. Installations begin at 10:00 am.
WHO: Red Cross Executive Director Morgan Schmidt
Jefferson County Fire and EMS Deputy Chief Kasey Skaar
Warm Springs Fire and Safety Chief Scott Spaulding.
INTERVIEWS: Available with speakers following the kickoff.
VISUALS: Volunteers and firefighters installing smoke alarms and educating local families.
B-ROLL. Sample smoke alarm installation can be found here and here.
Background: Learn more about the Sound the Alarm Event HERE
About Sound the Alarm:
This Sound the Alarm event is part of a national Red Cross initiative to install 50,000 free smoke alarms with partners in more than 50 at-risk communities across the country. Sound the Alarm events are a critical part of the national Red Cross Home Fire Campaign, which has helped save 2,320 lives since launching in October 2014, including 24 here in the Cascades Region.
This work is made possible thanks to generous financial donations from regional partners:
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