Having smoke detectors is the first step in preventing fires from getting large and dangerous.Ĭaptain Delligatti spoke of many other ways fires can be prevented. Early detection will not only save the lives of people who live in apartments that catch fire, but the lives of firefighters as well, Captain Delligatti said. They should be installed in close proximity to sleeping areas, and, upon hearing one go off, people should immediately evacuate and call 911. Retired FDNY firefighters and Red Cross volunteers will then come and install smoke alarms in every bedroom, and one combination smoke/CO alarm on every floor.įDNY’s Fire Safety Educator, Captain Joseph Delligatti emphasized the importance of smoke detectors at a recent CB7 Health & Human Services Committee meeting, which followed several tragic fires throughout New York City, including the devastating Bronx fire that caused 19 deaths and 50 injuries, and a recent fire on the Upper West Side that sent two people to the hospital.Īccording to Captain Delligatti, smoke detectors are important tools because they alert people before they become surrounded by flames. Anyone can get these free detectors by calling 877-RED-CROSS to schedule an installation appointment. To date, the FDNY has distributed and installed over 250,000 alarms in 46,000 New York City households, according to the FDNY’s Assistant Director of Community Affairs Sandra Sanchez.
Through home visits, they’ve installed more than 2.5 million free smoke alarms and made more than 1 million households safer across the country.New Yorkers can get free smoke detectors through a program called Sound the Alarm, conducted by the FDNY in partnership with the Red Cross. Sound the Alarm is a critical part of the Red Cross campaign. That’s why the American Red Cross launched its Home Fire Campaign in 2014. The American Red Cross states that every day, seven people die in home fires, most often in homes without working smoke alarms. It is such a good feeling that I can leave a home and know that they are a little safer than when I arrived.”
In a press release, Heberlein said, “I have had the privilege of installing approximately 1,200 smoke alarms for the Red Cross in close to 400 homes here in the Quincy area during the last eight years. T Heberlein, who recently joined the staff of Golden Bridges, has worked with the program in the past and will reunite with personnel at the Adams County Red Cross to provide a needed service. QUINCY - Golden Bridges has begun a partnership with the Adams County Red Cross to provide the labor to install in-home smoke detectors in the Adams County area.
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