Andrew Alegre makes a living helping people with their finances at Blue Eagle Credit Union, but he is this year’s Red Cross Corporate Hero for helping people stay safe in case of an emergency.

The American Red Cross is on a mission to ensure Minnesotans have working smoke detectors and families have an escape plan should a fire happen at home.

Local News Red Cross looking for volunteers to help install free smoke alarms in homes The annual "Sound the Alarm" event has installed hundreds of free smoke alarms since 2014.

Sound the Alarm is a national event held every year by the American Red Cross. Their goal is to install 50,000 alarms nationwide within 30 days.

The Red Cross will have a 'Sound the Alarm' event in March in Savannah. Here's how and when to request your free smoke detector.

Local members from the Red Cross, John Sanders and Andy Cornett, stopped by the studio to inform people about the national campaign of free smoke alarm installations.

Local News Red Cross installs 2.5 million free smoke alarms The smoke alarms benefitted 45 people in the greater Pennsylvania area, helping keep them safe from home fires.

The Red Cross hoped to install 100 smoke detectors in Hartford on Monday. People can contact their local Red Cross at any time to get a smoke detector install for free.

The Red Cross of Panama City tells viewers about free smoke alarms and how to get them installed.