NFPA, USFA Supply Smoke Alarms For Mississippi Homes
TCHULA, Miss. — One year after a deadly home fire killed six children in Holmes County, Miss., national organizations and local leaders are working together to prevent a similar tragedy. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), and the Mississippi High-Risk Fire Safety Task Force have joined together to provide and install nearly 9,000 smoke alarms in homes in the county. This project will put a smoke alarm in every home in Holmes County, one of the most impoverished areas in the nation.
NFPA president and CEO James M. Shannon and community leaders announced the program at the Tchula, Miss., Fire Department as part of Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 5-11).