Attended event: Friday, June 6th, 2025 10:00am- 2:00pm ,Volunteering for American Red Cross-PNS HFC installs!, 9111 Sturdevant Street, Pensacola, FL, 32514

 John Thomas Winskas Attended Event:

Attended Event: Friday, June 6th 10:00AM-2:00PM -Volunteering for American Red Cross-PNS HFC installs!, 9111 Sturdevant Street,  Pensacola, FL, 32514.

Pre event: brief

We will be working with SAF and soldiers from Eglin AFB to install smoke alarms in Escambia County.We will begin with Safety Briefing at PNS Office - 9111 Sturdevant Street at 10 amReturn to office by 2 pm for After Action and light lunch.

Event summary:

Got a ride from my Dad to the Pensacola NWFL American Red Cross building at 9111 sturdevant street at 9:30 am and arrived at 10:00am 

Volunteering for American Red Cross-PNS HFC installs: Knocked on a few doors and handed out a few Fire alarms with  Pensacola NWFL chapter of the American Red Cross; There was a bit of drama; I may have accidentally misread the directions on the American Red Cross fire alarms and accidentally switched 5 of the American Red Cross Fire Alarms into the off position before giving the fire alarms to the client (Once again I apologize Angela- I take this kind of mistake very seriously, and even though, I know you said you were able to switch the American Red Cross Fire Alarms back to the on position-,because I wasn't able to go back out there and see that the fire alarms are in the correct on position myself, i am still a bit worried because I do not like not being able to be there in person to verify for myself that your family is safe). I hope that you and yours have made sure/were able to switch the fire alarms back into the on position after I notified you and both my managers of the error- ( my reasoning was that if the fire alarms were in the off position the test wouldn't have worked). 

I didn't become aware of the my misreading the directions on the American Red Cross Fire Alarms until I was assisting another customer and figured out the alarm test worked in both the on and off switch positions.

 I hope Angela and her family sleep safely, as I would not forgive myself if anything were happen due to an error on my behalf while assisting the American Red Cross in what I view as a critically important job, Peoples lives depend on the those fire alarms warning them and waking them up and I will continue to take my job/role seriously as an American Red Cross Volunteer!

I look forward to continuing to serve the community and assist the Pensacola NWFL American Red Cross as a Volunteer!