MEDIA CONTACT: Mark E. Brady, Chief Spokesperson, 240-508-7930
mebrady@co.pg.md.us @PGFDPIO
Approximately 3000 people die in U.S. home fires
each year, and winter is the peak time. Most fatal fires happen in homes with
either no alarm or no working alarm. The main reason smoke alarms don’t work is
due to dead or missing batteries. Knowing simple steps to fire safety can help
save lives.
A new law requires that residents that are currently
protected by a 9-volt battery powered smoke alarm must upgrade to a new 10-year
tamper proof with hush feature alarm by January 2015. These alarms will reduce the number of lives
lost by ensuring homes typically not protected by a working smoke alarm due to
no batteries or dead batteries will now be protected for up to 10 years.
PEPCO has been the major contributor over the
past years of smoke alarms to the Fire/EMS Department. Their generous donation allows us to install
smoke alarms, free of charge, to residents.
PEPCO will present new smoke alarms to the
Fire/EMS Department to distribute.
WHAT: Smoke
Alarm Donation
WHEN: Tuesday,
November 5, 2013, at 2:00 pm
WHERE: Fire
Services Building, 6820 Webster Street, Landover Hills
(GPS-Hyattsville)
WHO: Fire Chief Marc Bashoor, PEPCO
Emergency Services Partnership Director Pete Pedersen, Firefighters/Medics and
employees of PEPCO
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