The Home Safety Council, a national nonprofit organization, has received a federal grant of $629,902 for the Fire Safety Literacy Program, an unprecedented home fire safety campaign designed to reach adults with low literacy skills.

The campaign will produce easy-to-read fire safety materials and will include the guided installation of free smoke alarms in the homes of participants.

Some 90 million adults in the U.S. have low reading ability, a serious barrier to learning necessary home fire safety skills and to understanding and applying key fire protection measures in the home, such as installing and maintaining adequate smoke alarm protection.

For more information, visit www.homesafetycouncil.org.