Red Cross, Marion County Fire District 1 to install free smoke alarms during Sound the Alarm event in Salem.
The event will feature players from the Salem Capitals Professional Basketball Team. (Ladders optional)
[SALEM, OR April 16, 2024] — On April 20,2024, volunteers and members of the Red Cross, Marion County Fire District No.1. State Fire Marshal, and the Salem Capitals (https://salemcapitalsbasketball.com/) will team up to install free smoke alarms for local families vulnerable to home fires during a Sound the Alarm event in Salem. This effort is part of the national Red Cross Home Fire Campaign, which has helped save more than 2060 lives since launching in October 2014.
WHAT: Sound the Alarm kickoff with remarks and volunteer training, followed by smoke alarm installations at area homes where volunteer teams will also discuss home fire safety with families.
WHERE: Marion County, Fire District #1, 3820 Cordon Rd NE, Salem, OR 97305
WHEN: April 20, 2024, kickoff at 9am; smoke alarm installations at area homes until 4 pm
WHO: Priscilla Fuentes, Cascades Region CEO
Kyle McMann, Fire Chief Marion County Fire District No. 1
Mariana Ruiz-Temple, Oregon State Fire Marshal
Interviews available with speakers following the kickoff.
VISUALS: Opportunities for photos and b-roll of kickoff remarks, volunteer training and volunteers installing smoke alarms and meeting with local families. We will also feature players from the Salem Capitals professional basketball team installing alarms with or without the need for ladders.
B-roll. Sample smoke alarm installation can be found here and here.
SALEM JOINS THE NATIONAL SOUND THE ALARM EFFORT This Sound the Alarm event is part of a national Red Cross initiative to install 50,000 free smoke alarms with partners in more than 50 at-risk communities across the country. Sound the Alarm events are a critical part of the national Red Cross Home Fire Campaign, which has helped save 2,060 lives since launching in October 2014, including 24 here in the Cascades Region.
This work is made possible thanks to generous financial donations from regional partners:
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