The American Red Cross of Western Massachusetts is teaming up with the Springfield Fire Department to install 70 smoke alarms in homes throughout the city on Thursday.
“This is a nationwide initiative to try to make homes safe, and save people the heartache of death and injury by home fire,” explained Mary Nathan, the Disaster Program Manager of the American Red Cross of Western Massachusetts.
Nathan told 22News that working smoke alarms are critical, you have just two minutes to get out of home when a fire starts.
“Everything in homes now are plastic, and it flashes over in about two minutes,” Nathan said. “A smoke alarm will alert you, so you have those two minutes to get out. Without a smoke alarm, a fire could be simmering and it could be too late.”