You can help stay safe by testing your smoke alarms and practicing your escape plan with everyone in your household." Just in the past weekend, Red Cross volunteers responded to 13 home fires across the commonwealth to help people recover. "We ask everyone to 'turn and test' this weekend to help protect your family. "Home fires affect Massachusetts communities more than any other disaster," said Holly Grant, chief executive officer of the Massachusetts region of the American Red Cross. "We need to make sure that these smoke alarms work, especially (because of) what happened around the corner the last time," Bonaparte said.12:19PM / Thursday, OctoPrint Story | Email StoryĪs people turn their clocks back this weekend for the end of daylight saving time, the American Red Cross asks everyone to also test their smoke alarms.
He said residents should have fire alarms in the correct locations and prepare a fire safety plan, which should be practiced twice a year.Ĭrosland Park resident Faith Bonaparte said she was thankful her fire alarms were being checked, especially after someone died in a home in early January. "We are going to target about a third of the Crosland Park area and then we will make plans to come out here and target the additional areas," Fulbright said. He said the reason why homes in Crosland Park were getting new fire alarms was that the Aiken Department of Public Safety deemed that area of Aiken had a need. "We encourage everybody to have a working smoke alarm in the bedroom or sleeping area, outside of the sleeping area, including a common area and hallways and every level in the home," he said. Josh Fulbright, chief of community risk reduction of the South Carolina Office of the State Fire Marshal, said two-thirds of fire deaths are those who are over the age of 50, often due to smoke inhalation.
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