Reidland Farley Fire Department receives smoke alarm funding from Baptist Health Foundation Paducah and Premier Fire and Security

Baptist Health Foundation Paducah and Premier Fire and Security recently partnered with Reidland Farley Fire Department to install fire alarms in underserved areas.

 Baptist Health Foundation Paducah and Premier Fire and Security recently partnered with Reidland Farley Fire Department to install fire alarms in underserved areas.

The Foundation and Premier Fire provided funding for this first-time project. The fire department has installed 120 alarms in 60 homes since June, according to Rick Farlee, public education director for Reidland Farley Fire Department.

“We answer several calls a year in the mobile home parks and noticed on calls that many homes had no alarms or ones that did not work,” Farlee said. “We always have alarms on our trucks and would offer to install individually while on calls, but that was just covering the (basic) need. This is the first time Reidland Farley Fire has done a full out campaign like this. Many of the residents are elderly or disabled and early detection of fire will save many lives. If over the course of time, we can prevent just one injury or death then we have been successful in our mission.”

Farlee said 60 volunteers worked on the installation. The department continues to get calls weekly inquiring about the alarms, thanks to door hangers supplied by the American Red Cross that provides information about the program at homes where no one is available.

“This is definitely a great cause because early warning from the detection of smoke saves lives,” Hickey said. “We are proud to be a part of this program.”