City Partnering With American Red Cross To Install Free Smoke Alarms
FOREST PARK, Ga. — April 12, 2023 — Today, the City of Forest Park announced that it has been selected to participate in the national Sound the Alarm campaign, an initiative spearheaded by the American Red Cross designed to help install free smoke alarms and encourage families to learn more about the importance of fire safety.
On Saturday, April 22, representatives from the American Red Cross of Georgia, Forest Park Fire and Emergency Services Department and dozens of volunteers are slated to install more than 300 free smoke alarms for city residents living along or near Hendrix Drive. Prior to the installations, a training will be held at First Baptist Church Forest Park for all event volunteers. Topics covered during the training will include available fire safety resources, creating an escape plan and emergency preparedness.
According to the American Red Cross, seven people die every day in house fires most often due to non-working smoke alarms. Since 2014, the American Red Cross has installed more than 2.5 million free smoke alarms nationwide, while also working to reduce the numbers of fire-related injuries and deaths.
Who: City of Forest Park, Forest Park Fire and Emergency Services, American Red Cross of Georgia and local volunteers
What: Sound the Alarm Community Event
When: Saturday, April 22, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: Training will be held at First Baptist Church Forest Park, located at 634 Main St. (immediately following the training, volunteers will head over to areas near Hendrix Drive to install the fire alarms for residents)
**Volunteers, including Vietnamese and Spanish interpreters, are still wanted for the event. Individuals interested in volunteering can complete the online form found here.
The onsite media contact number for the day of the event is (470) 817-6381. For additional information about the Sound the Alarm campaign, visit www.redcross.org/sound-the-alarm or contact Mikkita Dean (470) 961-2945 or mikkita.dean@redcross.org.
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