State Fire Marshal Issues November “100 for 100” Challenge
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) announces its second “100 For 100” smoke alarm challenge on Saturday, November 14, 2015 in communities across Tennessee.
Last month, the first “100 For 100” smoke alarm installation event challenged 10 Tennessee fire departments to install 100 smoke alarms in one day to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the SFMO. Participating fire departments responded by installing 1,116 smoke alarms in just a few hours’ time.
“We were thrilled with the outcome of our October challenge,” said Fire Marshal and Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak. “We can’t wait to see the results of the November challenge and look forward to recognizing the life-saving efforts of our partnering fire departments.”
The eight participating departments for the November challenge include:
Dresden Fire Department (FD), Martin FD, Willette VFD, DeKalb County FD, Murfreesboro FD, Crossville FD, Sneedville FD, Sweetwater FD.
According to National Fire Protection Association research, working smoke alarms cut the chance of dying in a fire in half. Meanwhile, three out of five fire deaths resulted from fires in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.
The smoke alarms provided for the challenge are part of the SFMO’s “Get Alarmed, Tennessee!” program. The program, launched in 2012, has distributed more than 90,000 free smoke alarms to 446 partnering fire departments across the state to install within high-risk homes. Those smoke alarms have saved the lives of 106 people so far and helped dramatically reduce Tennessee’s fire death rate.
“100 For 100” participants are encouraged to post photos and videos of their work and using the #100for100 hashtag. We’ll be posting photos to our feeds on Facebook and Twitter (On Twitter @TNCommerceInsur). Final tallies of smoke-alarm installations will be announced on social media.
A third “100 For 100” event is planned for December.
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