700 Smoke Detectors Donated to Gwinnett Fire Department

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA — Gwinnett County firefighters this week got some help with their annual push to get smoke detectors into people's homes.

Community-awareness program members of Operation Save A Life donated 700 long-life smoke detectors to the Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services at Tuesday's county commission meeting.

The donation is valued at $15,437.

Last month, fire officials installed and tested 2,850 smoke alarms as part of their 12 Days of Christmas fire safety initiative. They have installed more than 13,000 alarms since 2014.

Long-life smoke detectors don’t need battery replacement during their lifetime, requiring only monthly

testing.

Fire officials say that working smoke alarms cut the risk of victims dying in a fire by half.

The local Operation Save A Life program is sponsored by WSB-TV, Kidde, The Home Depot and the Law Offices of Ken Nugent.

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