“A smoke alarm is not going to save your home. It’s going to save the most precious thing you have, and that’s the people inside.” In December, Robert Harris, who is an Army veteran, former law enforcement agent and the chief operations officer for the ARCLouisiana, experienced a devastating home fire. He credits smoke alarms that were installed by Red Cross volunteers for saving his life. “Without a shadow of a doubt, I can say that the reason I'm sitting here and talking to you today is because that smoke alarm went off,” Robert said. “If it had not gone off, there’s no way I would be alive — the smoke would’ve gotten me before I made it out of bed.” Robert had gone to a friend’s birthday dinner the night of the fire and returned home to enjoy his fireplace in the living room with his service dog. He eventually settled for bed until he was jolted awake by the screeching sound of smoke alarms. He heard an unfamiliar roar coming from the living room and checked the doorknob but fel...