Phoenix Fire and community partners will be hosting a “Smoke Alarm Walk” on Saturday morning in the neighborhood. Crews will be educating the community on the use and maintenance of smoke alarms and hope to install 100 new alarms in homes.
PHOENIX — Phoenix Fire Department is reminding residents to properly use smoke detectors in the wake of a house fire that claimed the life of a 10-month-old baby earlier this month.The fire left an infant in critical condition with severe burns and sent a young girl and a man to the hospital for smoke inhalation.The cause of the fire has not yet been disclosed.
The City of Phoenix offers the following tips and facts regarding smoke detector use and fire safety:
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