MEDIA ADVISORY
Dallas Fire Department

Contact: Lt. Doug Dickerson, PIO
                 Office: 214-670-7949
                 Pager: 214-670-4115 code 9905

Date: Date: January 19, 2001
Time: 9:00 a.m.

Location: Dallas Fire Station #6
                   2808 S. Harwood St. (mapsco 46S)

Details: On Saturday morning, personnel from the Dallas Fire Department will join efforts with representatives of the American Red Cross and the Injury Prevention Center of Greater Dallas to install free smoke detectors for residents in the South Dallas area.

The target area is south of Metropolitan, west of Oakland Ave, north of Eugene and east of S.M. Wright freeway. Personnel will be going door to door providing smoke detectors to any residents who need them.

As personnel participating in this event organize at Fire Station 6, City of Dallas Fire Marshall, Assistant Chief Debra Carlin, will address the media with a message about the importance of having a working smoke detector in your home. With the tragic fire deaths earlier this week in Dallas, the Dallas Fire Department would like to reemphasize our message about smoke detectors. Although the three fire deaths recently were unrelated, a common thread among them was not having a working smoke detector in the residence.

The Dallas Fire Department would appreciate the media's help in getting this important message to the public, especially in light of the recent tragedies. City of Dallas residents can simply call 3-1-1 to request a free smoke detector or stop by their neighborhood fire station where firefighters will be able to assist them

For additional information contact Lt. Sharon Smith, Dallas Fire Dept at 214.670.3394

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