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Community Safer After Mass Smoke Alarm Install Event
The safety of hundreds of families was increased last Saturday, April 4th, due to the efforts of a mass smoke alarm installation effort in the neighborhoods near 43rd and Glendale Avenues. The event, which took place in bordering neighborhoods between the cities of Glendale and Phoenix, was sponsored by the Foundation for Burns and Trauma along with The Glendale Fire Department, Phoenix Fire Department, Schaller-Anderson, The United Way, and Food City.
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Firefighters and fire department volunteers along with volunteers from Paradise Valley and Phoenix Community Colleges, M & I Bank and APS installed hundreds of smoke alarms. In Glendale 146 smoke alarms were installed during the 3 hour event. Firefighters encourage families to install and check smoke alarms to insure safety. A family’s chances of surviving a home fire double when there are working smoke alarms in the home.
“This is a great event to be a part of. Hundreds of people were out here, not just from the fire department but from several industries. This was not just a fire department event, this was a community event and everyone here made a difference in someone else’s life today and we thank them for their efforts,” said Glendale Fire Chief Mark Burdick. In 2008, at least 34 people died in Arizona due to a residential fire and at least 7 this year have lost their lives in a home fire. Tips on how to live healthier safer lives can be found on the Glendale Fire Department website, www.glendaleaz.com/fire.
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