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If you live in eastern Whitley County, you are likely eligible to receive a free smoke detector, which firefighters will come out and install for free. Patterson Creek Volunteer Fire Chief Pee Jib Paul said the program is a partnership with the Red Cross, which is providing the...

Consider this statistic. Almost three out of every five home fire deaths resulted from fires in homes with no smoke alarm or in homes where smoke alarms were not working, according to the National Fire Protection Association. “Working smoke detectors have proven to save lives....

The Oak Grove Fire Department is offering residents in the district two new smoke detectors. Oak Grove Fire Captain James Smith said the department has an agreement with the American Red Cross to provide the smoke detectors to the department as needed. Smith said firefighter Nick...

If you live in the Goldbug area and don’t have a smoke alarm but want one, then you are in luck. The Goldbug Volunteer Fire Department is giving out free smoke alarms courtesy of a partnership with the American Red Cross. Tabitha Pfoutz, a member of the fire department’s fire...