Waco firefighters canvass town to install smoke detectors
Firefighters with the
"It gets us out in our community. Plus we're helping the people we serve," Assistant Chief
As
After about three hours of canvassing the area, the firefighters had installed around 25 smoke detectors in homes in the town of
If the local firefighters were to run out of smoke detectors during their canvass, the plan was to continue knocking and adding people to a list so they could return once they get more.
"I'd hate to leave anybody without a smoke detector," Gordon said.
Across the state
The number of fire deaths is on the rise in
So far this year, there have been 91 fire deaths in the state compared to 83 in all of 2017. Many of this year's deaths took place where there was no working smoke alarm present.
In addition to local fire departments across the state, the
Canvasses have happened around the state before, but Saturday marked the first attempt to canvass the entire state in one day with free smoke alarm installations, according to Causey. The goal behind Saturday's effort was two-fold.
"We want to educate as many people as possible and more importantly, provide them with smoke alarms and the resources they need to take extra precautions from home fires," Causey said.
A year-round effort
All a county resident has to do is call their local fire department or
Gordon wants to make sure local residents are aware they can have a detector installed in their home at no cost at any time. He also hopes to take on more canvassing efforts in the future if possible.
"I think it's important that everybody has a smoke detector in their house," Gordon said.
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