Find a smoke alarm and carbon monoxide installation program near you Fire Prevention Month, Operation Save A Life, Safety, WOOD TV 8, WOTV 4
04
Oct 2020

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October is Fire Prevention Month but it’s important your family is prepared and stays safe all year long!  The Keeping Michigan S.A.F.E.™ Installation Program has created a list of area smoke alarm and/or carbon monoxide alarm installation programs across West Michigan.  Check it out below!

Allegan County:

  • Dorr Township Fire Department – 616-681-9874
  • Fennville Area Fire Department – 269-561-2148
  • Ganges Township Fire Department – 269-227-3806
  • Graafschap Fire and Rescue – 616-396-4060
  • Salem Township Fire – 616-292-7789
  • Saugatuck Township Fire District – 269-857-3000
  • Wayland Fire Department – 269-779-2999

Barry County:

  • Yankee Springs Fire Department – 269-779-299

Branch County

Calhoun County:

  • Battle Creek Fire Department – 269-966-3519
  • Marengo Township Fire Department – 269-781-8422

Eaton County:

Kalamazoo County:

  • American Red Cross – 269-353-6180
  • Kalamazoo Township Fire Department – 269-888-2171 – tckowalski@ktwp.org
  • Portage Department of Public Safety – Fire Division – 269-329-4487

Kent County:

  • American Red Cross – 616-456-8661
  • Byron Township Fire Department – 616-878-9174 – mtilma@byrontwpfire.com
  • Cutlerville Fire Department – 616-455-7670
  • Dutton Fire Department  – 616-541-0119
  • Grand Rapids Fire Department – 616-456-3966
  • Kent City Fire Department – 616-678-4330 – kentcityfire@gmail.com
  • Kentwood Fire Department – 616-554-0800
  • Lowell Area Fire Department – 616-897-7354 – switherell@ci.lowell.mi.us
  • Walker Fire Department – 616-791-6840
  • Healthy Homes Coalition of West Michigan (must live in Grand Rapids, Kentwood, or Wyoming and have a resident child 14 years of age or younger. Both tenants and owners are eligible) – 616-241-3300 or email info@healthyhomescoalition.org.

Montcalm County:

  • Home Township Fire Department (Edmore) – 989-427-3211

Muskegon County:

  • Blue Lake Township Fire Department – 231-288-9220
  • Casnovia Township Fire Department  – 231-834-7066
  • Dalton Township Fire Department – 231-766-3277
  • Egelston Fire Department – 231-788-2254
  • Fruitport Township Fire Department  – 231-773-9312
  • Holton Township Fire Department – 231-343-6861
  • Montague Fire District Authority – 231-893-3311
  • Moorland Township Fire Department – 231-769-9402
  • Muskegon Charter Township Fire Department – 231-773-4316
  • Muskegon Heights Fire Department – 231-733-8893
  • Muskegon City Fire Department – 231-724-6795
  • North Muskegon Fire Department  – 231-744-1766
  • Norton Shores Fire Department – 231-799-6809 – nsfd.firemarshal@mcd911.net
  • Ravenna Fire Department – 231-638-1142
  • White Lake Fire Authority – 231-893-6503

Newaygo County:

Oceana County:

Ottawa County:

  • Allendale Fire Department – 616-895-6295, ext. 30
  • Coopersville/Polkton Fire Rescue – 231-638-1444 – DeputyFireChief@cpfd7004.org
  • Crockery Township Fire Department  – 616-837-6700 (fire station) or 616-837-6868 (township hall)
  • Grand Haven Department of Public Safety – 616-842-3460 mdilley@grandhaven.org
  • Spring Lake Fire Department – 616-215-1590

St. Joseph County:

  • White Pigeon Township Fire Department – 269-483-9414

Van Buren County:

For more information on fire safety or to find a smoke alarm installation program near your community, call toll free 1-844-978-4400 or email escape@wotv4women.com.

 

Kids and families learning the importance of fire safety during National Fire Prevention Month Maranda, Operation Save A Life, Safety, WOOD TV 8, WOTV 4, ,
16
Oct 2019

Making sure your family has a safe escape plan in case of a fire in your home is important to ensure everyone’s safety. Since October is National Fire Prevention Month, Maranda from WOOD TV 8 and WOTV 4 Women visited the Newaygo Fire Department along with her friends from E.S.C.A.P.E Fire Safety to talk about how they are promoting and encouraging fire safety in the community.

These fire safety experts encourage families to make an escape plan and talk about it with your family so everyone is on the same page incase a fire breaks out in your home. They also suggest not only planning the escape plan, but also practicing it so kids will have the muscle memory to react fast in the case of an emergency. They also strongly suggest all families to check smoke and carbon dioxide detectors at least every 6 months to ensure they’re working and up to date.

Maranda thanked her friends from the U.S. Fire Administration and FEMA for awarding her the Certificate of Appreciation for “exemplary service and commitment to our community”. What an honor! Thank you, Maranda for all you do serving our community!

For more information on fire safety, visit escapeinc.org or visit your local fire department.

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It’s Fire Prevention Week: PLAN and PRACTICE your ESCAPE! Fire Prevention Month, Operation Save A Life, Safety, Safety For You, WKZO, WLNS, WOOD TV 8, WOTV 4
08
Oct 2019

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It’s Fire Prevention Week!  Now is the time to PLAN and PRACTICE your ESCAPE from a building fire!

Listen to the interview from October 8th on AM 590 WKZO and FM 106.9

Fifteen to twenty years ago, homes had more ‘natural’ materials in them such as cotton, wool and untreated wood.  Because of this, you had 15-20 minutes to escape in the event of a fire.  In a typical home fire today, you may have as little as one to two minutes to escape safely from the time the smoke alarm sounds, because of all of the synthetic materials.  Escape planning and practice can help you make the most of the time you have, giving everyone enough time to get out.

According to a National Fire Protection Association survey, 71% of households have a fire escape plan, but only 47% of those have practiced it.  This year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, Not Every Hero Wears a Cape.  Plan and Practice Your Escape.™ provides an opportunity for fire and life safety organizations to share how important it is for everyone to have and practice a home fire escape plan.

Many in the community don’t understand the risks from life-threatening heat and toxic smoke produced in a fire.  Therefore, firefighters and other community advocates will be working hard throughout October to teach the community about the dangers of fire and smoke, the importance of having working smoke alarms installed throughout their home and help them create and practice a home escape plan.

Why home escape planning and practice matter

  • Home escape planning and practice ensure that everyone knows what to do in a fire and is prepared to escape quickly and safely.
  • Today’s homes burn faster than ever.  You may have as little as two minutes to escape safely from the time the smoke alarm sounds.
  • When the smoke alarm sounds in a real fire, it’s too late to start to make a plan.
  • Sleep with your bedroom door closed.  A closed door can actually be an effective barrier against deadly levels of carbon monoxide, smoke and flames – plus it might buy you more time to escape.

What should be included on an escape plan

  • Draw or map out the layout of your home, marking two exits from every room (typically a door and a window) and a path from each exit to the outside.
  • Pick a meeting place outside in front of your home where everyone will meet upon exiting (examples include a sidewalk, fence, driveway, or neighbor’s house).
  • Mark the location of all smoke alarms in your home.  (There should be a least one on every level, in each bedroom, and near all sleeping areas).
  • Make sure everyone knows how to call 911 or the local emergency number from a mobile phone or neighbor’s phone once they’re safety outside.

Learning about the dangers of fire will help children and adults understand that having a plan is not enough.  It’s essential to practice the escape plan with all members of your household at least twice a year so everyone knows what to do if there is a fire in their home.

E.S.C.A.P.E. Fire Safety reminds you in a fire, seconds can mean the difference between a safe escape and a tragic injury or death.  Fire safety education isn’t just for school children.  Teenagers, adults and the elderly are also at risk in fires, making it important for every member of the community to take the time every October during Fire Prevention Week to make sure they understand how to stay safe in case of a fire and steps they can take to prevent a fire from occurring throughout the year.

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About Fire Prevention Week

Since 1922, the National Fire Protection Association has sponsored the public observance of Fire Prevention Week.  In 1925, President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed Fire Prevention Week a national observance, making it the longest-running public health observance in the United States.  During Fire Prevention Week, children, adults and teachers learn how to stay safe in case of a fire.  Firefighters provide lifesaving public education in an effort to drastically decrease casualties caused by fires.

Fire Prevention Week is observed each year during the week of October 9th in commemoration of the Great Chicago Fire, which began on October 8, 1871, and caused devastating damage.  This horrific conflagration killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,400 structures and burned more than 2,000 acres of land.

For more information about Fire Prevention Week, visit www.firepreventionweek.org.

Keep your family safe with the Operation Save a Life Installation Program Operation Save A Life, Safety, WOTV 4
01
Oct 2019

October is Fire Prevention Month but it’s important your family is prepared and stays safe all year long! The Operation Save a Life Installation Program has created a list of area smoke alarm and/or carbon monoxide alarm installation programs across West Michigan. Check it out below!

Allegan County:

  • Dorr Township Fire Department – 616-681-9874
  • Fennville Area Fire Department – 269-561-2148
  • Ganges Township Fire Department – 269-227-3806
  • Graafschap Fire and Rescue – 616-396-4060
  • Salem Township Fire – 616-292-7789
  • Saugatuck Township Fire District – 269-857-3000
  • Wayland Fire Department – 269-779-2999

Barry:

  • Yankee Springs Fire Department – 269-779-2999

Branch:

Calhoun:

  • Battle Creek Fire Department – 269-966-3519
  • Marengo Township Fire Department – 269-781-8422 – marengotfd@yahoo.com

Eaton:

Kalamazoo:

  • American Red Cross – Raul Galvan – 269-762-1935
  • Kalamazoo Township Fire Department – 269-888-2171 – tckowalski@ktwp.org
  • Portage Department of Public Safety – Fire Division – 269-329-4487

Kent:

  • American Red Cross – Nikki Salladay – 269-303-2135 or 616-456-8661
  • Cutlerville Fire Department – 616-455-7670
  • Dutton Fire Department  – 616-541-0119
  • Grand Rapids Fire Department – 616-456-3966
  • Kent City Fire Department – 616-678-4330 – kentcityfire@gmail.com
  • Kentwood Fire Department – 616-554-0800
  • Walker Fire Department – 616-791-6840
  • Healthy Homes Coalition of West Michigan (must live in Grand Rapids, Kentwood, or Wyoming and have a resident child 14 years of age or younger. Both tenants and owners are eligible) – 616-241-3300 or email info@healthyhomescoalition.org.

Montcalm:

  • Home Township Fire Department (Edmore) – 616-902-3923

Muskegon:

  • Blue Lake Township Fire Department – 231-288-9220
  • Casnovia Township Fire Department  – 231-834-7066
  • Dalton Township Fire Department – 231-766-3277
  • Egelston Fire Department – 231-788-2254
  • Fruitport Township Fire Department  – 231-773-9312
  • Holton Township Fire Department – 231-343-6861
  • Montague Fire District Authority – 231-893-3311
  • Moorland Township Fire Department – 231-769-9402
  • Muskegon Charter Township Fire Department – 231-773-4316
  • Muskegon Heights Fire Department – 231-733-8893
  • Muskegon City Fire Department – 231-724-6795
  • North Muskegon Fire Department  – 231-744-1766
  • Norton Shores Fire Department – 231-799-6809
  • Ravenna Fire Department – 231-638-1142
  • White Lake Fire Authority – 231-893-6503

Newaygo:

Oceana: 

Ottawa:

  • Allendale Fire Department – 616-895-6295, ext. 30
  • Crockery Township Fire Department  – 616-837-6700 (fire station) or 616-837-6868 (township hall)
  • Grand Haven Department of Public Safety – 616-842-3460 – mdilley@grandhaven.org
  • Spring Lake Fire Department – 616-215-1590

St. Joseph:

  • White Pigeon Township Fire Department – 269-483-9414

Van Buren:

For more information on fire safety or to find a smoke alarm installation program near your community, call toll free 1-844-978-4400 or email escape@wotv4women.com.

 

 

Educate your family about fire safety this October Fire Prevention Month, Operation Save A Life, Safety, ,
11
Oct 2017

Does your family know what to do in the event of a fire inside your home? Do you have escape plans? Right now 85% of families surveyed don’t have or practice a home fire escape plan. But it’s easy to do and as we enter Fire Prevention Week, it’s a good time to implement a plan.

This year’s Fire Prevention Week Theme is “Every Second Counts: Plan 2 Ways Out!”  Download a home fire escape map and practice it with your family twice a year. Create an escape plan with your family with this easy printout.

Operation Save A Life is a national award winning public awareness campaign targeting fire safety and prevention. It’s a partnership between WOTV 4, Kidde Fire Safety, West Michigan Fire Departments and E.S.C.A.P.E. Fire Safety.

To get free smoke or carbon monoxide alarm installed: 

Grand Rapids Fire Department Open House:

  • Wednesday, October 11
    6pm-8pm
    Visit any GRFD locations

Portage Fire Safety Event:

  • Family Fire Safety Day
    Saturday October 28th 10am – 2pm
    Lowe’s  of Portage
    5108 S. Westnedge Avenue

 

Operation Save A Life: reducing death and injury in our community Fire Prevention Month, Operation Save A Life, Safety,
10
Oct 2017

When a tragic fire happens, communities come together to address fire safety. But what if there was a way for communities to work together before a fire broke out, to help save property and lives before they were lost?

Operation Save A Life is a free smoke and carbon monoxide installation program in select communities across West Michigan.  The program can make a big difference in reducing deaths and injuries in a fire or during carbon monoxide incidents. See video above for more information on this program.

Maranda had the chance to interview fire chiefs and firefighters about Operation Save A Life and how the program have impacted the community in a positive way.

You go girls! Maranda also had the opportunity of talking with some of the women firefighters, and hearing their stories.

Operation Save A Life can be very beneficial in mobile homes. Typically, older adults live in these homes, making it difficult to retreat. Also, due to size, the layout and household items can burn hotter and faster.

Smoke alarms are the life-saving success stories of the past 30 years. However, each year, three out of five home fires in the United States that are reported have either no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.

Here is a list of some of the area smoke alarm installation programs across West Michigan:

Allegan County:
Dorr Township Fire Department – 616-681-9874
Fennville Area Fire Department – 269-561-2148
Ganges Township Fire Department – 269-227-3806
Graafschap Fire and Rescue – 616-396-4060
Salem Township Fire – 616-292-7789
Saugatuck Township Fire District – 269-857-3000

Branch:
Coldwater Fire Department – 517-278-4177

Calhoun:
Battle Creek Fire Department – 269-966-3519

Eaton:
Olivet Fire Department – 269-492-3340

Kalamazoo:
American Red Cross – Raul Galvan – 269-762-1935
Portage Department of Public Safety – Fire Division – 269-329-4487

Kent:
American Red Cross – Leslie Montgomery-Bean – 616-490-5571
Cutlerville Fire Department – 616-455-7670
Dutton Fire Department  – 616-541-0119
Grand Rapids Fire Department – 616-456-3966
Kentwood Fire Department – 616-554-0800
Walker Fire Department – 616-791-6840
Healthy Homes Coalition of West Michigan (must live in Grand Rapids, Kentwood, or Wyoming and have a resident child 14 years of age or younger. Both tenants and owners are eligible) – 616-241-3300 or email info@healthyhomescoalition.org.

Montcalm:
Home Township Fire Department (Edmore) – 616-902-3923

Muskegon:
Blue Lake Township Fire Department – 231-288-9220
Casnovia Township Fire Department  – 231-834-7066
Dalton Township Fire Department – 231-766-3277
Egelston Fire Department – 231-788-2254
Fruitport Township Fire Department  – 231-773-9312
Holton Township Fire Department – 231-343-6861
Montague Fire District Authority – 231-893-3311
Moorland Township Fire Department – 231-769-9402
Muskegon Charter Township Fire Department – 231-773-4316
Muskegon Heights Fire Department – 231-733-8893
Muskegon City Fire Department – 231-724-6795
North Muskegon Fire Department  – 231-744-1766
Norton Shores Fire Department – 231-799-6809
Ravenna Fire Department – 231-638-1142
White Lake Fire Authority – 231-893-6503

Ottawa:
Allendale Fire Department – 616-895-6295, ext. 30
Crockery Township Fire Department  – 616-837-6700 (fire station) or 616-837-6868 (township hall)

For more information on fire safety or to find a smoke alarm installation program near your community, call toll free 1-844-978-4400 or email escape@wotv4women.com.

 

Operation Save A Life: Smoke Alarm Installation in Douglas Operation Save A Life, Safety, ,
22
Apr 2017

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In another joint effort of promoting Community Risk Reduction and keeping residents safe and secure, firefighters from the Saugatuck Township Fire District (STFD) and Graafschap Fire Department installed free smoke & carbon monoxide alarms and shared fire safety information with residents in the Douglas Mobile Estates in Allegan County Michigan on Saturday April 22, 2017.

Kidde smoke and carbon monoxide alarms were purchased through a FEMA Fire Prevention and Safety Grant recently awarded to the STFD.  Alarms were previously provided through the WOTV4 Operation Save A Life program.

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If your are in need of Smoke or CO alarms in your home and you live within the STFD, please call 269-857-3000 for FREE installation in owner-occupied dwellings.

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If you live in the City of Grand Rapids, please call 311.  If you live in any other West Michigan community, please call toll free 1-844-978-4400 or email escape@wotv4women.com.

Operation Save A Life is a partnership in West Michigan between the ABC affiliate television station WOTV4Women, Kidde Fire Safety, E.S.C.A.P.E. Fire Safety, The American Red Cross of West Michigan and area fire departments.

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Operation Save A Life: reducing death and injury in our community Operation Save A Life, Safety
10
Apr 2017

When a tragic fire happens, communities come together to address fire safety. But what if there was a way for communities to work together before a fire broke out, to help save property and lives before they were lost?

Operation Save A Life is a free smoke and carbon monoxide installation program in select communities across West Michigan.  The program can make a big difference in reducing deaths and injuries in a fire or during carbon monoxide incidents. See video above for more information on this program.

Maranda had the chance to interview fire chiefs and firefighters about Operation Save A Life and how the program have impacted the community in a positive way.

You go girls! Maranda also had the opportunity of talking with some of the women firefighters, and hearing their stories.

Operation Save A Life can be very beneficial in mobile homes. Typically, older adults live in these homes, making it difficult to retreat. Also, due to size, the layout and household items can burn hotter and faster.

Smoke alarms are the life-saving success stories of the past 30 years. However, each year, three out of five home fires in the United States that are reported have either no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.

Here is a list of some of the area smoke alarm installation programs across West Michigan:

Allegan County:
Dorr Township Fire Department – 616-681-9874
Fennville Area Fire Department – 269-561-2148
Ganges Township Fire Department – 269-227-3806
Graafschap Fire and Rescue – 616-396-4060
Salem Township Fire – 616-292-7789
Saugatuck Township Fire District – 269-857-3000

Branch:
Coldwater Fire Department – 517-278-4177

Calhoun:
Battle Creek Fire Department – 269-966-3519

Eaton:
Olivet Fire Department – 269-492-3340

Kalamazoo:
American Red Cross – Raul Galvan – 269-762-1935
Portage Department of Public Safety – Fire Division – 269-329-4487

Kent:
American Red Cross – Leslie Montgomery-Bean – 616-490-5571
Cutlerville Fire Department – 616-455-7670
Dutton Fire Department  – 616-541-0119
Grand Rapids Fire Department – 616-456-3966
Kentwood Fire Department – 616-554-0800
Walker Fire Department – 616-791-6840
Healthy Homes Coalition of West Michigan (must live in Grand Rapids, Kentwood, or Wyoming and have a resident child 14 years of age or younger. Both tenants and owners are eligible) – 616-241-3300 or email info@healthyhomescoalition.org.

Montcalm:
Home Township Fire Department (Edmore) – 616-902-3923

Muskegon:
Blue Lake Township Fire Department – 231-288-9220
Casnovia Township Fire Department  – 231-834-7066
Dalton Township Fire Department – 231-766-3277
Egelston Fire Department – 231-788-2254
Fruitport Township Fire Department  – 231-773-9312
Holton Township Fire Department – 231-343-6861
Montague Fire District Authority – 231-893-3311
Moorland Township Fire Department – 231-769-9402
Muskegon Charter Township Fire Department – 231-773-4316
Muskegon Heights Fire Department – 231-733-8893
Muskegon City Fire Department – 231-724-6795
North Muskegon Fire Department  – 231-744-1766
Norton Shores Fire Department – 231-799-6809
Ravenna Fire Department – 231-638-1142
White Lake Fire Authority – 231-893-6503

Ottawa:
Allendale Fire Department – 616-895-6295, ext. 30
Crockery Township Fire Department  – 616-837-6700 (fire station) or 616-837-6868 (township hall)

For more information on fire safety or to find a smoke alarm installation program near your community, call toll free 1-844-978-4400 or email escape@wotv4women.com.

Operation Save A Life: Keeping families safe across West Michigan Operation Save A Life, Safety
16
Mar 2017

In West Michigan there’s a special program that can help keep your family safe in the event of a house fire, and it’s all for free. In the video above, firefighter Michael McLeieer, from E.S.C.A.P.E. Fire Safety,  and Jessica Byrd, from Kidde Fire Safety, talk more about Operation Save A Life.

Michigan has been leading the country for home fire deaths, and many of these fire deaths have occurred in homes without working smoke alarms. Over the past three years firefighters have found 90 percent of homes had smoke alarms, however, 50 percent didn’t work. Working smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms installed through programs like Operation Save A Life have saved over two dozen families, a 62% reduction. Create an escape plan with your family with this easy printout. 

Operation Save A Life is a national award winning public awareness campaign targeting fire safety and prevention. It’s a partnership between WOTV 4, Kidde Fire Safety, The Home Depot, West Michigan Fire Departments and E.S.C.A.P.E. Fire Safety. Local fire departments and American Red Cross team members will install free smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms to help protect families in communities throughout West Michigan.

Over 10,000 smoke alarms provided by Operation Save A Life have been installed in West Michigan homes, over the past three years. Here is a list of smoke alarm installation programs around West Michigan.