Crime & Safety
Fire Department Seeks Grant to Equip Disabled Residents' Homes with ADA Smoke Alarms
Michigan has more fire deaths than any other state in the country and disabled residents are particularly vulnerable. The Farmington Hills Fire Department wants to correct that.
Fire officials are seeking grant funding to install 10-year lithium battery smoke detectors and other devices in the homes of 20 disabled Farmington Hills residents.
Farmington Hills Fire Marshal Jason Olszewski said the $100,670 federal grant would require a 5 percent city match, or about $5,035, the Observer & Eccentric reports.
If the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Fire Prevention and Safety Program grant is approved, smoke alarms will be installed on a first-come, first-served basis. Lithium smoke alarms cost about $20 in the stores, but Olszewski hopes to negotiate a price of $16 each or less.
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The ADA-compliant alarm systems include bed shakers for people with hearing or vision impairments, and horn strobes that can be installed in the wall.
Michigan has more fire-related deaths than any other U.S. state, Olszewski said.Find out what's happening in Farmington-Farmington Hillsfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
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