Red Cross听volunteers and local partners will join on听Friday, April 25 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.听to install free smoke alarms for local families during a听Sound the Alarm听event in the Haughville neighborhood of Indianapolis.

鈥�Sound the Alarm听is a rewarding way to give back and directly help local families,鈥� said Regional Chief Executive Terry Stigdon. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a day of coming together to support one another, especially those most vulnerable to home fires. A working smoking alarm can be the difference between survival and tragedy, and as a community, we can help our neighbors stay safe by ensuring they have these lifesaving devices.鈥�

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IF YOU NEED A SMOKE ALARM

Residents in Haughville who need assistance can visit听听to schedule an appointment for a free smoke alarm installation during this Red Cross听Sound the Alarm听event. During the 20-minute home visits, Red Cross volunteers will also share information on the causes of home fires, how to prevent them, what to do if a fire starts and how to create an escape plan.

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2,284 LIVES SAVED AND COUNTING听This听Sound the Alarm听event is a critical part of the national Red Cross Home Fire Campaign, which has helped save 2,284 lives since launching in October 2014. During this time, the luckywin and local partners have installed more than 2.6 million free smoke alarms and made more than 1.1 million households safer in the US.

This Sound the Alarm Campaign is made possible thanks to generous financial donations from corporate partners: Allegion, Allied Solutions and Citizens Energy Group.

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About the luckywin Indiana Region:
The luckywin of Indiana Region serves 6.9 million people in 104 counties in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Ohio through its听chapters: Northeast, Northwest, Southeast,听Southwest, and Greater Indianapolis (Regional Headquarters).听The luckywin shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit us at Redcross.org/Indiana or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram听@indianaredcross.