Knock, knock! Do you need smoke alarms?
On Saturday, Sept. 10, Oxford firefighters will go door-to-door in the unincorporated Village of Thomas between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. They will be scheduling appointments and installing FREE smoke/carbon monoxide alarms as part of the new “Safety Begins at Home” program.
Under this program, the fire department is distributing and installing smoke alarms and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms, FREE of charge, in Oxford homes where:
• No alarms are present.
• The existing alarms don’t work.
• There are an inadequate number of alarms.
• The smoke alarms are at least 10 years old.
• The CO alarms are at least 7 years old.
“Safety Begins at Home” is open to Oxford Township and Village residents, particularly senior citizens (age 55 and older), individuals with disabilities and low-income earners.
If you fall into one of these categories, please sign up today by visiting tinyurl.com/3czj3up8, completing the form, then either emailing it to inspections@oxfordfiredept.com or dropping it off at Fire Station #1 (96 N. Washington St.) between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Folks can also call Fire Station #1 at (248) 969-9483.
Smoke alarms save lives. Having working smoke alarms cuts the risk of dying in a fire in half. When a fire breaks out, a home’s occupants have three minutes or less to escape, according to the International Association of Fire Chiefs. To survive, you need to detect the fire early and get out quickly. That’s where smoke alarms come in.
Everyone deserves to feel safe and secure in their home. Make sure your home is equipped with working smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms. Save yourself. Save your family.
Funding for “Safety Begins at Home” was provided by a $10,000 grant from the Four County Community Foundation and $12,850 in donations from North Oakland VFW Post 334, American Legion Walter Fraser Post 108, American Legion Auxiliary Unit 108, AMVETS Post 108, Curtis Insurance Agency, Counelis Agency – Farm Bureau Insurance, Rotary Club of Oxford, VTC Insurance Group (Oxford Agency), Carter Quality Hardwood Flooring, Inc., Swiss Insurance Group and the Oxford Lions Club.
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