Firefighter Michael McLeieer and Jake The Fire Safety Dog stopped by FM 106.5 to talk fire safety with Ken and let everyone know they can meet Jake at the Home Expo Friday 4-6pm at the EPS Security booth
(left: Fire Marshal Ted Karnitz, Norton Shores Fire Department right: Fire Inspector Mark Nicolai, Muskegon Charter Township Fire Department)
Monday morning, two representatives from Muskegon County area fire departments received 1,000 smoke alarms donated by Kidde through the Operation Save A Life program, a partnership between WOTV4Women, Kidde, The Home Depot and the non-profit fire safety charity E.S.C.A.P.E. The alarms will be distributed to Muskegon County Fire Departments and will be installed in at-risk homes.
Fire Marshal Ted Karnitz from the Norton Shores Fire Department and Fire Inspector Mark Nicolai from the Muskegon Charter Township Fire Department will be facilitating the program throughout Muskegon County.
“The risk of dying in a home fire is cut in half in homes with working smoke alarms,” said Karnitz. “Programs like Operation Save A Life and Michigan S.A.F.E. (Smoke Alarms For Everyone) allow fire departments throughout Muskegon County as well as other areas of Michigan to place a combined effort on installing smoke alarms in homes and providing fire safety information which will reduce fire-related injury or death.”
For more information about the Muskegon County smoke alarm installation program, please contact:
Muskegon Charter Township Fire Department – 231-773-4316
Norton Shores Fire Department – 231-799-6809
or email [email protected]
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.
Smoke alarms are the life-saving success story of the past 30 years. However each year, three out of five homes in the United States result from fires in homes with 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
Graafschap Fire and Rescue – 616-396-4060
Salem Township Fire – 616-292-7789
Branch:
Coldwater Fire Department – 517-278-4177
Calhoun:
Battle Creek Fire Department – 269-966-3519
Eaton:
Olivet Fire Department – 269-492-3340
Kent:
Allendale Fire Department – 616-895-6295, ext. 30
Grand Rapids Fire Department – 616-456-3966
Walker Fire Department – 616-791-6840
Montcalm:
Home Township Fire Department (Edmore) – 989-400-1975
Muskegon:
Muskegon Charter Township Fire Department – 231-773-4316
Norton Shores Fire Department – 231-799-6809
For more information on fire safety or to find a smoke alarm installation program near your community, email [email protected].