MEDIA ADVISORY
WHAT: Smoke alarm installations
WHO: Engine 50 & Ladder 12
Members of the Fire Prevention Division
American Red Cross
WHEN: TODAY – Tuesday, Feb. 13 beginning at 1 p.m.
WHERE: 1300 block of W. Toronto Street
The PFD and its partners will distribute safety literature and install smoke alarms on the 1300 block of W. Toronto Street, where a house fire occurred on Feb. 1 and two people died.
The Philadelphia Fire Department received a $1 million grant from FEMA last year to install 30,000 smoke alarms in Philly. If you know city residents in need, ask them to contact Philly 311. The PFD also has adaptive alarms for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
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