![]() ![]() Red Cross volunteers together with National Grid employee volunteers canvassed neighborhoods across Queens starting in Far Rockaway, and then visiting nearby communities including Arverne, Richmond Hills, Rochdale, and Jamaica among others, installing free smoke alarms and helping families create escape plans. Do not return to your home until National Grid tells you it is safe. After leaving the house and reaching a safe environment, call 911 or National Grid. If you smell gas act fast, get out of the house, do not use the telephone or light switches for any reason. “Residents are encouraged to install CO detectors as well as smoke detectors in their homes and to test detectors that may already be installed to ensure that they are in working order. of Power Generation at National Grid and American Red Cross on Long Island Board member. “National Grid is proud partner in supporting the Red Cross in fire and carbon monoxide safety,” said Jim Flannery, V.P. “We are grateful to our partners at National Grid for their support of our efforts to end home fires and secure our neighbors.” “The day was a big success and an important step in helping educate residents about how to be safe if a fire should occur in their home,” said Neela Lockel, CEO of the American Red Cross on Long Island. The American Red Cross Greater New York Region recently joined forces with National Grid to install 129 smoke alarms and teach 42 families about home fire safety during a fire safety and smoke alarm installation event on Wednesday, January 24, 2018, across neighborhoods in Queens, New York.
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