If your home does not have working

smoke alarms or if they are older than

10 years,they should be replaced.

Join the American Red Cross for Sound the Alarm, a home fire safety

and smoke alarm installation event that will help save lives.

Smoke alarms are installed by trained Red Cross volunteers and

local firefighters at no cost to residents.

Why do I need smoke alarms?

On average,seven people die every day

from a home fire.

• Smoke alarms cut the risk of death from

a fire in half.

•

Fire experts agree that you may have as

little as two minutesto escape a burning

home before it’s too late to get out.

•

Every eight minutes,the Red Cross

responds to a disaster -and the vast

majority of these are home fires.

•

Three of every five home fire deaths

happen in homes with no smoke alarms or

no working smoke alarms.

Call the San Mateo County Smoke Alarm

Hotline to get FREE alarms!

650-259-1769

(Please note,installations are scheduled based on volunteer availability)