Recent stories about families saved from house fires by their smoke detector provides a good opportunity to cover the Houston Fire Department’s “Get Alarmed Houston” program. (KTRK 13 News below)
The “Get Alarmed Houston” program was introduced by HFD in December 2001, challenging the private industry to donate and help with installing smoke alarms.
As a result of this challenge, several companies have stepped up to the plate to help insure even low-incomel Houstonians have working smoke alarms. The only qualifications are the following:
• Live in the City of Houston
• Non-renter. If you rent your home, including apartments, your landlord should provide a working smoke alarm. (If your landlord has not provided a working smoke alarm, you may contact our Fire Marshal Office at 832-394-6900.)
• Low-income or unable to obtain an alarm, and/or physically challenged and/or a senior with a fixed income.
If you are in need of a smoke alarm or know someone in the City of Houston who needs one, please call the HFD Public Affairs Division at 832-394-6633.
Or to make a request and get more information online see the HFD Website here.