Iowa Department of Public Safety
Larry L. Noble, Commissioner
215 East 7th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50319

Raymond A. Reynolds, Director

FIRE MARSHAL TO DISTRIBUTE BATTERIES
FOR OPERATION SAFE SENIOR AT
ANNUAL STATE FIRE SCHOOL

Ames, IOWA --- In its efforts to cover more Iowans with working smoke detectors, this weekend the Office of the State Fire Marshal will distribute 13,000 nine-volt batteries to fire departments across the state.  Local firefighters can participate in Operation Safe Senior when their department pledges to check for and install the free batteries in smoke detectors at the homes of seniors when dispatched for welfare checks, home hazard inspections and medical calls.  The program was created through a partnership with the Iowa Department on Aging, American Red Cross, and Energizer Batteries, in hopes of protecting the Greatest Generation from the life-threatening effects of home fires.  In Iowa alone over the last 5 years, more than 25 percent of the state’s fire fatalities were citizens over the age of 65.

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