HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 9231 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No-9231
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r SUBJECT: UPDATE ON SMOKE DETECTORS
Each year in the U.S., more than 3,000 people die in home fires; most without functioning
smoke detectors. Fort Worth is not untouched by tragedy. Statistics reveal that when this device
is properly installed and maintained, it is likely the best and most affordable early warning
system for fires in the home.
In our City and around the country, children and the elderly are most often the victims of fire.
The Fort Worth Fire Department, through its Bureau of Fire Prevention, has initiated several
direct assistance programs as well as partnering with a number of agencies to get the message
and the product — smoke detectors — into the homes of all residents. A special emphasis has
been placed on those programs that impact these groups most directly.
The following is a list of previous and on-going programs aimed at providing or ensuring the
presence of smoke detectors in all homes and sleeping areas. Those programs listed in bold
are those designed or intended to protect our most vulnerable citizens.
Some Fire Department directed programs are:
• Fire Code mandated inspections at night shelters, hotels, dormitories, etc.
• Incident related citizen contacts where firefighters observe a need for smoke detectors
• Smoke detector drives by our Fire Safety Education group in neighborhoods proximal to
injury/fatality fires
• Citizen's Fire Academy training sessions (for a volunteer assistance corps)
• Fire Safety Education group presentations at churches, neighborhood association
meetings, street fairs, etc.
• Media releases (including City web page) for reminders on smoke detector maintenance
Some successful partnerships:
• Fort Worth ISD - Learn Not To Burn curriculum stressing fire safety and smoke
detector upkeep
• Meals on Wheels — Partnered and donated smoke detectors to FWFD (2008) and
still sends referrals as needed
• Liberty Mutual —donated smoke alarms and volunteered for the Citizen Corp smoke
alarm drive in 2009
• Energizer Battery— donates several cases of batteries each year
• Kidde —donated 100 smoke alarms in 2006
• City departments — annual Cowtown Brush-up
• Red Cross — smoke detector drives
• Code Compliance— (Hillside Blitz)
• Glencrest Civic League — currently submitting names as needed
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS
INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS N09231
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Projected Initiatives/Partnerships:
• Smoke detector maintenance/fire safety inserts in water bill mail-outs
• MedStar incident/citizen contact referrals
• Tarrant County Adult Protective Services referrals
Dale A. Fisse r„p.E.
City Manager
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