New London – The Red Cross is seeking volunteers to participate in a March 10 Red Cross Install-A-Thon, an effort to ensure more homes are equipped with smoke alarms.

The Red Cross will be visiting homes to install free smoke alarms in New London from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 10.

Volunteers are needed to help install alarms, to educate and provide safety information for th event. Install-A-Thon volunteers will be trained by the Red Cross, and can volunteer all day, in the morning or in the afternoon.

Red Cross workers will be joined by the City of New London, the New London Fire Department and community volunteers to visit homes throughout the city. They will share fire safety and preparedness information and install free smoke alarms in homes as requested. Volunteers will help families understand the importance of fire safety and help them develop personalized family escape plans to use in case a fire breaks out.

The Red Cross is partnering with communities across the state for the first event in four other cities and towns.

“Our hope is to install 1,200 alarms the week of the Install-A-Thon,” said Mario Bruno, CEO, American Red Cross Connecticut and Rhode Island Region. “Volunteers are needed to help make this goal a reality. Volunteering is easy and in one day you can help save a life.”

To volunteer for the Install-A-Thon in New London visit:

https://volunteerconnection.redcross.org or email: CHCTRIVolintake@redcross.org.

To make an appointment visit: www.redcross.org/ct/schedule-a-visit or call 1-877-287-3327 and choose option 1 on the menu to request a smoke alarm installation.