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MEDIA ADVISORY: Smoke alarm installations / Holmesburg

MEDIA ADVISORY: Smoke alarm installations / Holmesburg

For immediate release: August 19, 2024Published by: Philadelphia Fire Department Contact: Philadelphia Fire Department PFD.media@phila.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY

WHAT: Members of the Philadelphia Fire Department (PFD) and American Red Cross will install life-saving smoke alarms and distribute safety literature on the 4400 block of Bleigh Avenue in Holmesburg, where a fatal fire occurred earlier this month.

WHO: Members of PFD’s Fire Prevention Division
American Red Cross

WHEN: Tuesday, Aug. 20 from 4 to 6 p.m.

WHERE: 4400 block of Bleigh Avenue

The PFD has installed more than 3,800 smoke alarms so far this year. If you need smoke alarms, request them via Philly 311 and the PFD will come install them for free. If you are deaf or hard of hearing, you can request an adaptive alarm.

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