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MEDIA ADVISORY: Smoke alarm installations / Woolston Avenue

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Smoke alarm installations / Woolston Avenue

For immediate release: March 26, 2018Published by: Philadelphia Fire Department Contact: Capt. William Dixon executive.firechief@phila.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY

WHAT: Smoke alarm installations

WHO: Engine 73 & Ladder 29

Members of the Fire Prevention Division

American Red Cross

WHEN: TOMORROW – Tuesday, March 27 beginning at 1 p.m.

WHERE: 7400 block of Woolston Avenue

PFD members and their partners will install life-saving smoke alarms and distribute safety literature on the 7400 block of Woolston Avenue, where a fire occurred on March 12.

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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