Firefighters, Red Cross distribute smoke detectors in Upper Merion

Photo courtesy of American Red Cross/Donn Greenberg
Group photo of all Red Cross and Upper Merion Fire Department volunteers.
Photo courtesy of American Red Cross/Donn Greenberg
Red Cross and Upper Merion Fire Department volunteers provide township resident Janet Scott with fire safety education.
Photo courtesy of American Red Cross/Alana Mauger
Red Cross volunteer Mary Noll reviews the documentation process with volunteers at the Swedeland Volunteer Fire Company station before the event.
Photo courtesy of American Red Cross/Donn Greenberg
Red Cross volunteer Elisabeth Von Baldas maps out the teams'' routes with Upper Merion Township Deputy Fire Marshall William Daywalt.
Photo courtesy of American Red Cross/Alana Mauger
ennifer Graham, executive director, American Red Cross Delaware Valley chapter, and Red Cross volunteer Ibrahim Yagou share fire safety information with Swedeland resident Larry Persofoky.

By Mainline Media News | mainlinemedianews@mainlinemedianews.com

PUBLISHED: September 21, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. | UPDATED: September 27, 2021 at 9:51 p.m.

UPPER MERION – According to the American Red Cross, 90 homes were made safer through fire safety education and 96 smoke alarms installed in Swedeland area of King of Prussia. Additional events will be held in King of Prussia and Swedesburg in October and November. Fire department volunteers performed the actual installations, while Red Cross volunteers provided the education component. Each home visited was given fire safety materials to use with their families, including a dry-erase escape plan. During a home fire, people and pets have 2 minutes or less to escape.