MEDIA CONTACT: Mark E. Brady, 240-508-7930
mebrady@co.pg.md.us Twitter: @PGFDPIO
In 2013, The Prince George’s County
Fire/Emergency Medical Services Department witnessed an alarming rise in the
number of residential fires that resulted in fire fatalities, recording 13
residential fire fatalities, compared to single-digits in the previous year.
Seeking to improve public awareness of this challenge in
order to reverse this trend, Fire Chief Marc S. Bashoor introduced a series of
new public awareness initiatives to keep homes and families safe in Prince
George’s County.
To date, the results have been dramatic. Prince George’s County has witnessed a marked
increase in the number of incidents where residents have been awakened and
alerted to a fire by the sound of a working smoke alarm. As a result, the County is currently on pace
to record one of its lowest annual residential fatality rates in years.
Thursday, May 1, 2014, marks our “Safety first Day of the
Month” - Just one of the many “Safety First” programs to assure, Everyone Goes
Home”.
The men and women of the Prince George’s County Fire/EMS
Department will begin the day by participating in a Press Conference with Fire
Chief Bashoor. Staff will then depart to
conduct a door-to-door campaign to check smoke alarms. Firefighters will install a 10-year smoke
alarm in any home that lacks the valuable protection of a working smoke alarm.
A representative from KIDDE Safety Products will also be on
hand to discuss the 10-year smoke and CO alarm technology and why these new
alarms will save lives.
WHAT: Press Conference – Safety Measures and Smoke Alarms
WHEN: Thursday, May 1, 2014, 11:00 am
WHERE: Capitol Heights Fire/EMS Station #805, 6061 Central
Avenue, Capitol Heights
WHO: Fire Chief
Marc S. Bashoor, Command Staff, Firefighter/Paramedics, rep from KIDDE
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