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Sound the Alarm Report and Webinar Now Available

Published Date: 11.21.2011

The final report from the Sound the Alarm pilot program is now available. The report outlines the results of the home safety checks and smoke alarm installations that were conducted as part of the program in Tennessee, Pennsylvania, and Alabama between October 2010 and March 2011. A webinar highlighting the findings is also available.

Sound the Alarm is a Fire Prevention and Safety Grant-funded program administered by the International Code Council (ICC) in collaboration with the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC). This outreach and education campaign was designed to reduce rural community fire hazards and other potential dangers in residential homes. The pilot program took place in rural areas of three states that were selected due to their high fire death rates. Teams of fire department members, Fire Corps volunteers, and building officials conducted home safety checks, installed smoke alarms, and completed follow-up evaluations.

Resources are also available on the Sound the Alarm web site for departments and Fire Corps teams that want to execute a similar home safety check and smoke alarm installation campaign in their community. These include a customizable flyer and press release, banner ads, video PSA, smoke alarm installation video and flyer, state-by-state residential smoke alarm requirements, Home Safety Checklist, smoke alarm data sheet, After a Fire form, and safety tips and resources for households.

Click here to download the final report from the pilot program. Click here to view the webinar. Stay tuned to the NVFC web site and Dispatch newsletter for more news on the Sound the Alarm program.

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