The Carrollton Fire Department will host a one-day “Sound the Alarm” smoke alarm giveaway and installation drive, April 29, beginning at 10 am. The event is sponsored by the American Red Cross.

In a door-to-door campaign, teams of volunteers and CFD personnel will install between 200 and 500 free smoke alarms in an area north and west of the North Park/Maple Street intersection including Lovvorn Road and South, Alabama and Martin Luther King streets.The event does not require any registration or purchase. The alarms have a ten-year battery life.

The CFD has a limited supply of alarms available year round they will install for residents of all areas of the city who need one.

For more information, contact the Carrollton Fire Department at 770-832-3456.