ENTERPRISE, Ala. (WDNews) – The Enterprise Fire Department will hold its annual Smoke Detector Blitz on Saturday, October 4, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Enterprise Farmers Market. The effort is part of the department’s goal to make sure every home within city limits has a working smoke alarm.
Firefighters, along with volunteers from the Coffee County Community Emergency Response Team (CC-CERT), will go door-to-door in select neighborhoods to install free smoke detectors for residents who need them. Those who prefer may stop by the fire department’s tent at the Enterprise Farmers Market during event hours to pick up a detector.
According to the National Fire Protection Association, working smoke alarms can reduce the risk of dying in a home fire by 60 percent. The group also reports that 38 percent of home fire deaths happen in residences without any smoke alarms.
Now in its third year, the program has distributed hundreds of smoke alarms to city residents through a partnership with CC-CERT and the Alabama Fire College.
