Red Cross volunteers make Oxford homes safer on Presidents Day
More than 50 volunteers from American Red Cross Southeastern Pennsylvania, Chester County Emergency Services, Oxford Union Fire Department, United Way of Chester County and Oxford SILO installed smoke alarms and provided fire safety education to Oxford residents on Feb. 19, 2024.
American Red Cross Home Fire Campaign volunteers joined community partners on Presidents Day, Monday, Feb. 19, to make...
Turn clocks back, replace smoke detector batteries
While it’s always welcome to get an extra hour of sleep, local firefighters remind area residents that the end of Daylight Savings Time early Sunday doesn’t just mean extra shuteye, but the time to replace batteries in their smoke detectors.
Two-thirds of home fire deaths result from fires in homes without a working smoking alarm, according to the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA)....
Home safety project awards smoke/CO detectors
The Chester County Long Term Recovery Committee awarded 132 smoke/carbon dioxide detectors to local organizations to distribution in needy ares of the county.
WEST CHESTER – The Chester County Long Term Recovery Committee announced a Home Safety Disaster Mitigation Project designed to provide combination smoke/carbon monoxide detectors to homes in high risk areas of Chester County through distribution...
Reminder to advance clocks, replace batteries
State fire commissioner: Working smoke- and carbon-monoxide detectors save lives
State Fire Commissioner Ed Mann reminded Pennsylvanians on Friday, March 7, to change the batteries in their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors when turning their clocks forward one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 9.
Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a home fire in half, a state news release said,...
Smoke detectors: the right one could save lives
By John D’Annunzio, Columnist, KennettTimes.com
Here’s a hot topic: smoke detectors.
All new residences are required to have smoke detectors. They must be hard wired with a battery backup. The location in a single family home goes like this:
One in each bedroom, one in the hallway, one on each level, and one in the basement.
If one is activated all of the alarms will sound. The idea is...
