Published: 1/11/2022

THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE REMINDS THE PUBLIC TO TAKE EXTRA MEASURES TO PROTECT YOUR HOME AND FAMILY FROM FIRE AND SMOKE. SMOKE IS USUALLY THE FIRST ELEMENT OF A FIRE TO AFFECT A HOME'S RESIDENTS DURING A HOME FIRE. OFTEN THE TOXIC GASES THAT COMPRISE SMOKE INCAPACITATE SO QUICKLY THAT PEOPLE ARE UNABLE TO EXIT A HOME OR BUILDING. THE CRUCIAL EARLY WARNING OF A SMOKE ALARM CAN PROVIDE OCCUPANTS WITH INVALUABLE EXTRA SECONDS TO ESCAPE. REMEMBER TO INSTALL WORKING SMOKE ALARMS IN EVERY SLEEPING AREA, OUTSIDE OF EVERY SLEEPING AREA, AND ON EVERY LEVEL OF YOUR HOME AND REPLACE THEM AT LEAST EVERY TEN YEARS. IF YOU NEED WORKING SMOKE ALARMS AND LIVE IN TENNESSEE, CONTACT YOUR FIRE DEPARTMENT TO SEE IF THEY HAVE FREE ONES AVAILABLE! IF YOU LIVE WITHIN THE CITY OF PULASKI, PULASKI FIRE & RESCUE DOES PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM AND HAS FIRE ALARMS AVAILABLE. YOU CAN CALL THEM AT 931.363.1515.