Red Cross to distribute smoke detectors in Barrow Co

The Red Cross is installing home smoke detectors starting at 8:30 tomorrow morning, fanning out around Barrow County through 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon, putting smoke detectors in some 200 homes in and around Winder free of charge to the homeowners.

From the Red Cross…

WHAT: Sound the Alarm kickoff with remarks and volunteer training, followed by smoke alarm installations in area homes where volunteer teams will also discuss home fire safety with families.

WHY: The Red Cross responds to more than 60,000 disasters a year, the majority of which are home fires. Home fires claim seven lives a day in the U.S., yet many homes have non-working or no smoke alarms, which can cut the chance of dying in half. Our annual Sound the Alarm event aims to reduce the number of lives lost through home fires by installing free smoke alarms, creating escape plans and sharing fire safety information.

WHERE:

Barrow County Event

• Wimberly Center for Community Development

163 M.L.K. Jr. Dr.

Winder, GA 30680

Whitfield County Event

• Mack Gaston Community Center

218 N Fredrick St.

Dalton, GA 30721

Cobb County Event

• Highest Praise Church

3771 Floyd Rd.

Austell, GA 30106

Treutlen County Event

• Soperton Fire Department

7921 Metter Rd.

Soperton, GA 30457

WHEN: October 21, 2023

Barrow County Rally

• 8:30 a.m. (kickoff); smoke alarm installations at area homes to follow until 2:00 p.m.

Whitfield County Rally

• 9:00 a.m. (kickoff); smoke alarm installations at area homes to follow until 3:00 p.m.

Cobb County Rally

• 9:00 a.m. (kickoff); smoke alarm installations at area homes to follow until 2:00 p.m.

Treutlen County Rally

• 9:00 a.m. (kickoff); smoke alarm installations at area homes to follow until 2:00 p.m.

WHO: Barrow County Rally

• Patti Duckworth, Executive Director, American Red Cross of Northeast Georgia
• Matt Whiting, Chief, Winder Fire Department
• David Maynard, Mayor, City of Winder
• (Interviews available with speakers following the kickoff)

Whitfield County Rally

• Carla Maton, Executive Director, American Red Cross of Northeast Georgia
• A representative from the City of Dalton Fire Department
• A representative with the United Way of Northeast Georgia
• (Interviews available with speakers following the kickoff)

Cobb County Rally

• Terri Badour, Executive Director, American Red Cross of Georgia’s Greater Atlanta
• Lt. Lee Matthews, Educator 2 of Cobb County Safety Village
• (Interviews available with speakers following the kickoff)

Treutlen County Rally

• Peggy Bentz, Disaster Program Manager, American Red Cross of Georgia
• Justin McNure, Director, Treutlen County Emergency Management Association
• (Interviews available with speakers following the kickoff)

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