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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 4, 12

FIRE FIGHTERS AND VOLUNTEERS CANVAS NEIGHBORHOOD

Raytown Fire Department and volunteers from the Red Cross distributed safety information and vouchers for free smoke detectors to 175 neighbors of the recent fire rescue.
Raytown, MO, 10/4/12 On Thursday October 4, 12 members of the Raytown Fire Department and volunteers went door to door handed out safety materials and vouchers for smoke detectors to 175 homes. These homes in the area of 6800 Vermont, which was the scene of a fire, rescue early Saturday morning. The victim was transported to a local hospital and then to the KU Burn center and is currently in critical condition. The fire was determined to be accidental in cause and to have originated in the kitchen of the home. The home did not have functioning smoke detectors present at the time of the fire. According to the most recent study by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), homes without working smoke detectors have twice the death rate as home that do. That is why we are out here today. Matt Mace Fire Marshal October 7-13 is Fire Prevention Week and this years theme is Have 2 Ways Out. We have grown accustom to fire drills in schools and now we have to get people to do the same in their homes. Matt Mace Fire Marshal If your family is able to get out of a fire on their own, we can then focus only on suppressing the fire. If you practice drills with your family and train for emergencies, the skills learned will become automatic when the emergency occurs. Darren Summers Captain of the crew who performed the rescue. If you would like more information about this topic, please contact Matt Mace at 816-737-6034 or email at Mattm@raytownfire.com.