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MEDIA ADVISORY: Smoke alarm installations / Rorer Street

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Smoke alarm installations / Rorer Street

For immediate release: August 16, 2019Published by: Philadelphia Fire Department Contact: Capt. Clifford Gilliam clifford.gilliam@phila.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY

WHAT: Smoke alarm installations

WHO: Members of PFD’s Fire Prevention Division

American Red Cross

WHEN: Saturday, Aug. 17 at 9 a.m.

WHERE: 2900 block of Rorer Street

PFD members and the Red Cross will install life-saving smoke alarms and distribute safety literature on the 2900 block of Rorer Street, where a fatal fire occurred earlier this year.

The Philadelphia Fire Department received a $1 million grant from FEMA 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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