Fire officials knocked on 79 doors in Parsonsburg and found seven homes with no working smoke alarms.
What’s Happening: Officials from the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Lower Eastern Regional Office joined Parsonsburg Volunteer Fire Company and Perdue Farms Emergency Response Team for a door-to-door smoke alarm check.
What They Found:
• Seven homes had no working smoke alarms
• Three homes needed batteries
• Many homes had only one alarm, leaving sleeping areas unprotected
• More than 10 alarms were over 10 years old and were replaced
What Changed: Fire officials installed smoke alarms during the visits. The exact number installed was not specified.
Why It Matters: Smoke alarms must be present in sleeping areas to provide adequate protection. Alarms older than 10 years should be replaced because their sensors degrade over time.
The Maryland State Fire Marshal’s office runs a program called Get Alarmed Maryland that provides smoke alarms to residents who need them.
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