The American Red Cross Home Fire Campaign works to reduce the risk of death and injury from home fires by installing free smoke alarms. Sound the Alarm is a signature event that happens every year to highlight the work of... Continue Reading →
The time has come for holiday lights and decorations to make our homes beautiful and festive. As the anticipation builds for the fun times that lie ahead, make sure to keep safety in mind. You don't want a sudden fire,... Continue Reading →
Daylight saving time ends on November 5 and the American Red Cross encourages everyone to test their smoke alarms as they turn their clocks back to make sure the alarms are working. Home fires claim more lives every year than... Continue Reading →
American Red Cross volunteers and community partners installed more than 1,000 free smoke alarms for families during Sound the Alarm home fire safety events in the Eastern New York region. Additional bed shaker and strobe alarms were installed for hearing... Continue Reading →
Daylight saving time begins this Sunday, March 12 and we remind everyone to TURN your clocks forward one hour and TEST your smoke alarms. Did you know working smoke alarms can cut the risk of dying in a home fire... Continue Reading →
Most candle fires occur in homes during December This holiday season, we encourage everyone to follow simple steps to prevent home fires from holiday decorations. Most home fires involving candles happen in December, when one in five home decoration fires... Continue Reading →
Over two weekends in May, the Eastern New York region and partners helped hundreds of families protect themselves against home fires as part of local Sound the Alarm safety events. Red Cross volunteers and partners met with residents to install... Continue Reading →
Newburgh residents can sign up for a free smoke alarm installation from the Hudson Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross and community partners on Saturday, May 14. Organizers are planning to make 120 homes safer by installing a total of... Continue Reading →
Daylight saving time begins this Sunday, March 13, and the American Red Cross, Eastern New York region, reminds everyone to TURN your clocks forward one hour and TEST your smoke alarms. Did you know working smoke alarms can cut the... Continue Reading →
Official Blog of the American Red Cross Eastern New York Region 