{"id":60728,"date":"2015-03-07T17:00:27","date_gmt":"2015-03-07T22:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=60728"},"modified":"2015-03-07T12:57:25","modified_gmt":"2015-03-07T17:57:25","slug":"red-cross-reminder-check-smoke-alarms-as-clocks-spring-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=60728","title":{"rendered":"Red Cross Reminder: Check Smoke Alarms as Clocks Spring Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/red-cross.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-53478\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/red-cross-300x280.jpg?resize=300%2C280\" alt=\"red-cross\" width=\"300\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/red-cross.jpg?resize=300%2C280&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/red-cross.jpg?resize=150%2C140&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/red-cross.jpg?resize=400%2C374&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/red-cross.jpg?w=719&amp;ssl=1 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Nationwide home fire campaign aims to reduce home fire deaths, injuries<\/em><\/p>\n<p>(Syracuse, NY \u2013 March 2015) Daylight Saving Time is this weekend and when everyone turns their clocks ahead, the American Red Cross reminds them to also take these steps to make sure their household is prepared for emergencies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important for everyone to make sure their household is ready,\u201d said Rosie Taravella, Chief Executive Officer of the American Red Cross Western &amp; Central New York Region. \u201cA disaster like a home fire can happen anywhere, at any time. We urge people to take these steps now and know what they should do in an emergency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here are useful tips to prevent a tragedy at home:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Check smoke alarm batteries. When turning the clocks ahead, take a few minutes to replace smoke alarm batteries and push the test button to make sure the alarms are working. It\u2019s also a great time to check carbon monoxide detectors.<\/li>\n<li>Install smoke alarms. If someone doesn\u2019t have smoke alarms, install them. At a minimum, put one on every level of the home, inside bedrooms and outside sleeping areas. Check local building codes for additional requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Practice an escape plan. Make sure everyone in the family knows how to get out of every room and how to get out of the home in less than two minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Get a kit. Keep disaster supplies in an easy-to-carry bag to use at home or carry in case ordered to evacuate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Make a plan. Have all household members plan what steps they should take if a larger disaster emergency occurs.<\/li>\n<li>Be informed. Learn what emergencies can occur in the area and how officials notify residents should a disaster occur.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Red Cross responds to 70,000 disasters across the country every year and most of these are home fires. Tragically, some people lose their lives in these fires, countless others are injured. The Red Cross has launched the Home Fire Preparedness Campaign to reduce the number of deaths and injuries due to home fires by 25 percent over the next five years.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign is happening all over the country and involves Red Cross workers joining with local fire departments and community groups to visit neighborhoods at high risk for fires. Those visits include educating people about fire safety through door-to-door visits and installation of smoke alarms in some of these neighborhoods. To schedule a free smoke alarm installation, please contact maureen.perkins@redcross.org or call 315-234-2208.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nationwide home fire campaign aims to reduce home fire deaths, injuries (Syracuse, NY \u2013 March 2015) Daylight Saving Time is this weekend and when everyone turns their clocks ahead, the American Red Cross reminds them to also take these steps to make sure their household is prepared for emergencies. \u201cIt\u2019s important for everyone to make [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":53478,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[22341],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-regional"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p43meu-fNu","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/red-cross.jpg?fit=719%2C673&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=60728"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60728\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/53478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=60728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=60728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=60728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}