DECATUR, GA. - The DeKalb County Fire Rescue Department and the American Red Cross are collaborating to install approximately 500 smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. The alarms were donated by Operation Save a Life, a partnership between Kidde smoke alarms and ABC television. This public service event is designed to educate homeowners on the dangers of fire and carbon monoxide poisoning. Novelis, Starbucks and the Kind Corporation are also supporting the event.
WHO: DeKalb County Fire Rescue Department and American Red Cross
WHERE: DeKalb Fire Station 16
2750 Pleasantwood Drive Decatur GA, 30034
The area selected has around 500 single-family homes with some apartments and has a higher-than-average occurrence of house fires.
North – Redan Road
South – Covington Highway
East – South Hairston Road
West – I-285
WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018
8:00 a.m.: Event leaders arrive and set up
8:30 a.m.: Volunteers arrive and check-in. Teams organized.
8:45 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.: Training on how to install alarms
9:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Start canvassing neighborhoods
12:30 to 1:30 pm: Return supplies and lunch served
For more information, contact Captain Elizabeth Sizemore, at 678-249-5722, or Sherry Galvez, public education specialist, at 404-683-5009.
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1300 Commerce Drive Decatur, GA 30030
404-371-2000