MEDIA ADVISORY
WHAT: Smoke alarm installations
WHO: Engine 56 & Ladder 28
Members of the Fire Prevention Division
American Red Cross
WHEN: TOMORROW – Wednesday, Feb. 21 beginning at 1 p.m.
WHERE: 7600 block of Verree Road
The PFD and its partners will distribute safety literature and install smoke alarms on the 7600 block of Verree Road, where a house fire occurred on Feb. 17 and one person 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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