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Smoke Alarm Safety

Most fire deaths are caused by smoke, not flames. By providing an early warning in the event of fire, smoke alarms may allow you and your family sufficient time to reach safety. Smoke alarms won't prevent fires, but they will increase your chances of getting out and calling the fire department.

  • Fire injures or kills 40,000 children every year. Source: National Safe Kids Campaign.

  • Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a home fire by 50% and that's important, because a home fire starts every 83 seconds! Source: National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).

  • Every day, families like yours face the reality of fire. In fact, every year thousands of people are injured or killed. The more you know, the better prepared you can be if a fire starts in your home. Source: National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and National Safe Kids Campaign.

  • More than 77 million smoke alarms across the country are outdated. That's 1 in 3! Source: According to the National Fire Protection Association, 1 out of 3 smoke alarms is outdated.

  • Most deadly fires in America occur during the night, between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. The majority (51.6%) of victims of home fires die in their sleep. Source: United States Fire Administration (USFA).

  • Each year, home fires kill more Americans than all natural disasters combined. Source: National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).

  • Missing or dead batteries are the main reasons smoke alarms do not sound in response to a fire. Source: National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).

  • Your family's chances of surviving a home fire DOUBLE when there are working smoke alarms in the home. Source: National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).



Do you need smoke alarms in your home? Contact the Frontenac Fire Department for a free smoke alarm. In order to qualify:

  • You live in the City of Frontenac, Huntleigh, Crystal Lake Park, or Country Life Acres
  • You own and live in your home

If you fit this criteria and wish to request the installation of smoke alarms in your home, call the Frontenac Fire Department at (314) 994-1801 or send an e-mail to jtrout@cityoffrontenac.org to learn more about this program.



Get more information on smoke alarms and safety:

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/safety/alarms/ or http://www.nfpa.org/