How To Get Free Smoke Detector Installed By The Dearborn Fire Department

Press release from the City of Dearborn:

Starting Tuesday, Jan. 19, residents can schedule an appointment to have Dearborn Fire Department staff install smoke detectors in their homes at no cost.

Funded through a competitive federal grant, the program provides the free installation of the smoke detectors to any owner-occupied household, regardless of income.

Call 313-943-2134 to set up an appointment for installation. If your call is answered by the voicemail system, please leave a message and you will receive a timely reply. Appointments are typically available Monday-Friday only.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fire Department personnel will wear masks installing smoke detectors and residents are asked to wear masks throughout the installation process.

Properly installed and working smoke alarms have been shown to drastically reduce the chance of dying in a house fire.

“We continue installing free smoke detectors because we know they save lives,” said Dearborn Fire Chief Joseph Murray.

Rental properties do not qualify for the smoke detector program because under building codes, they are required to have working alarms already. People living in rental properties with no working smoke alarms should call 313-943-2134 and report this life-threatening safety violation.

The Fire Department has offered this program in past years, installing 6,000 smoke detectors in Dearborn homes.

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This press release was produced by the City of Dearborn. The views expressed here are the author’s own.