GOLDEN, Colo. (KDVR) — The Golden Fire Department handed out hundreds of free smoke detectors Saturday alongside volunteers from the American Red Cross and Xcel Energy as part of a community safety effort aimed at helping residents prepare for disasters.

The Red Cross said working smoke detectors can cut the risk of dying in a house fire by 50%. The agency said many homes still have outdated smoke detectors, or none at all.

“It could be that a home needs one smoke alarm or it could need five,” said Andrea Miller, regional CEO of the Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming. “We want to make sure people are fully safe and aware of what they need in the home based on its size and layout.”

Twenty-four volunteers from the Red Cross, Xcel Energy, and the Golden Fire Department went door-to-door acr

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