![]() “If you don’t have a smoke detector, the chances are if a fire breaks out in the middle of the night, you’ll be overcome by smoke before you even know what’s going on and able to get out of the house,” said Springfield Fire Commissioner BJ Calvi. Get Help How To Prepare For Emergencies Types Of Emergencies Home Fire Safety Fire Safety Equipment Fire Safety Equipment Equip your home with smoke alarms and other tools that can help you gain precious seconds in a fire. The Red Cross Home Fire Campaign aims to reduce death and injury by installing free smoke alarms in homes that need them. Springfield was one of five communities identified across the state by the Red Cross that needed more smoke alarms installed in homes. Nathan said nearly 1,300 lives have been saved across the country through the “Sound the Alarm, Save a Life” program. Without a smoke alarm, a fire could be simmering and it could be too late.” “A smoke alarm will alert you, so you have those two minutes to get out. “Everything in homes now are plastic, and it flashes over in about two minutes,” Nathan said. All elderly and low income Cleveland residents of Cleveland qualify for this no-cost program. ![]() The Cleveland Division of Fire participates in the American Red Cross Operation Save-A-Life, which provides free smoke alarms, batteries, and installation. ![]() Nathan told 22News that working smoke alarms are critical, you have just two minutes to get out of home when a fire starts. 216.361.5535 - American Red Cross, Cleveland - Operation Save-A-Life Webpage. “This is a nationwide initiative to try to make homes safe, and save people the heartache of death and injury by home fire,” explained Mary Nathan, the Disaster Program Manager of the American Red Cross of Western Massachusetts. Two without a home after Edendale St fire in Springfield
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