MONTPELIER – The American Red Cross Northern New England Region is offering free smoke alarm installations for Washington County residents during a “Sound the Alarm” home fire safety event on Saturday, May 4. The organization is partnering with the Berlin, Barre, Warren and Montpelier Fire Departments as well as the Vermont Division of Fire Safety to bring more smoke alarms to more Vermont homes.
Washington County residents can register at redcross.org/EndHomeFiresNNE for a 30-minute home fire safety visit on May 4. In addition to installing free smoke alarms, trained Red Cross volunteers and firefighters will share information on the causes of home fires, how to prevent them, what to do if a fire starts and how to create an escape plan.
