3,200 Free Smoke Alarms Installed Across the Tennessee Region

Home fires claim seven lives every day, but having working smoke alarms can cut the risk of death by half. The American Red Cross helps save lives by installing free smoke alarms in homes that don't have them and by educating people about home fire safety. Together, with our partners, we've installed 3,200 free smoke alarms across the Tennessee Region during 2023.

Here's a look back at several of our installation events in 2023:

Nashville Area Red Cross volunteers spent a March Saturday morning to help make homes at Foxcroft Apartments safer.

During March is Red Cross Month, Mid-South Red Cross volunteers installed smoke alarms and discussed home fire safety with Memphis-area residents 

On June 17, Nashville Area Red Cross volunteers went door-to-door at East Nashville's Roberts Park Apartments to install free smoke alarms and help families create home fire safety plans.

On June 24, Red Crossers from the Heart of Tennessee chapter and from across Middle Tennessee partnered with La Vergne Fire Department Station 3 and AMVETS to install 131 free smoke alarms at a La Vergne mobile home community.