Don’t forget to check your smoke alarms before the deep freeze of winter, warns the Statesboro Fire Department.
“Working smoke alarms are an essential part of home fire safety,” said Statesboro Fire Prevention chief Stephan Hutchins. “The alarms provide early warnings in fire emergencies and allow occupants to quickly escape dangerous structures.”
The fire department will be hosting its annual smoke alarm blitz on Dec. 10 beginning at 10 a.m. at Luetta Moore Park located at 585 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
During the event, firefighters will offer door-to-door checks for working alarms in the neighboring streets and will install as many as three free alarms in each home, as needed.
“Our objective for this event is to install 500 free smoke alarms in local residences,” said Hutchins.
The free smoke alarms are provided by the American Red Cross of Southeast Georgia.
The fire department provides free alarms and installation to residents year-round and anticipates hosting more events in the coming year.
The Dec. 10 event will be the first smoke alarm event held since February as additional events were put on hold due to the pandemic.
“The goal of the blitz events is to greatly reduce the risk of fire-related injuries and fatalities among the residents of Statesboro,” says Hutchins. “We’re excited to be back in the community and offering these events again.”
For more information or to register for the Dec. 10 event click here or call (912) 764-3473.
Anyone with questions about the free smoke alarm program can contact the department at (912) 764-3473 or email [email protected].
