Chattanooga firefighters, along with staff and volunteers with the American Red Cross, will distribute free smoke alarms and batteries in a residential area located roughly along Tunnel Boulevard from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday.
This event coincides with the weekend when clocks should be moved forward one hour to Daylight Saving Time on Saturday, said Bruce Garner, fire department public information director.
Garner said having working smoke alarms is critical. These devices greatly lower people’s chance of dying in a fire.
Garner offered these tips:
– One of the best ways to protect yourself and your family is to have a working smoke alarm that can sound fast for both a fire that has flames, and a smoky fire that has fumes without flames. It is called a “Dual Sensor Smoke Alarm.”