Sound the Alarm with the Home Fire Campaign

Volunteer Kelsey Lomber recently took part in her
              first Home Fire Campaign installation appointment

The Red Cross has saved 474 lives since the fall of 2014 through the Home Fire Campaign, including 20 right here in Western and Central New York. The Home Fire Campaign helps families become prepared for home fires by installing up to three free smoke alarms, helping create and practice fire escape plans, and providing information on how to prevent fires.

Kelsey Lomber, a Red Cross volunteer and a current student at SUNY Fredonia, went on a recent appointment to help local families be prepared for home fires. This was her first time volunteering in the Home Fire Campaign, and her role was to help the families create a fire escape plan. Kelsey said her favorite part of the experience was knowing that the fire escape plans would help them in the case of a possible emergency. When asked about the families’ reaction to her help, Kelsey talked about the families were very grateful and happy to have new, free smoke alarms to protect them.

Kelsey said she would volunteer to do it again: “I would 10/10 recommend it, and I plan on using the tools I learned today to help my family be safe as well.”

The Red Cross and its partners have installed more than 8,637 smoke alarms in Western and Central New York. If you or a loved one need working smoking alarms, you can sign up for an appointment, and you can also join Kelsey and help us make the community safer as a volunteer!

Joseph Levy, Communications Intern