Smoke Detector Program

We will provide and install smoke alarms if needed at no cost
We make house calls! Are your smoke alarms in the correct location? Are there two exits from every room? Do you have a ground fault circuit interrupter?

District 10 can schedule a house call so our firefighters can systematically identify hazards in your home. We utilize safety checklists from the National Fire Protection Association to provide you with a plan of action. We will provide and install smoke alarms if needed. These services are provided at no cost to our citizens, but you must live within the boundaries of Spokane County Fire District 10. HELP US HELP YOU, by allowing us only a few minutes in your home, and we think you will be happy with the results! For more information, please call 509-244-2425 or use the form below.

Homeowner Fire Facts

Escape Planning

  • According to an NFPA survey, only one-third of Americans have both developed and practiced a home fire escape plan.
  • Almost three-quarters of Americans do have an escape plan; however, less than half actually practice it.
  • Almost two-thirds (62%) of reported home fire deaths resulted from fires in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.
  • Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in reported home fires in half.
  • In fires considered large enough to activate the smoke alarm, hardwired alarms operated 92% of the time, while battery powered alarms operated only 77% of the time.

Cooking

  • Cooking has been the leading cause of reported home fires and home fire injuries since 1990. Unattended cooking was by far the leading cause of these fires; Two-thirds of home cooking fires began with ignition of cooking materials, including food, cooking oil, fat, or grease.
  • Children under five face a higher risk of non-fire burns associated with cooking than being burned in a cooking fire.
  • 90% of burns associated with cooking equipment resulted from contact with hot equipment or some other non-fire source.

Heating

  • Heating equipment was the leading cause of reported home fires in the 1980s and has generally ranked second since then. It is the second leading cause of home fire deaths.
  • Fires involving heating equipment peak in December, January, and February, as do deaths from these fires.
  • The leading factor contributing to heating equipment fires was a failure to clean heating equipment, especially creosote from chimneys.
  • Half of home heating fire deaths resulted from fires caused by heating equipment too close to things that can burn, such as upholstered furniture, clothing, mattresses or bedding.

Smoking Materials

  • In 2010, smoking materials started an estimated 17,500 home structure fires, resulting in 540 deaths, 1,320 injuries, and $535 million in direct property damage. Smoking materials are the leading cause of home fire deaths.
  • Sleep was a factor in two of every five home smoking material fire deaths. Possible alcohol impairment was reported in one-quarter of these deaths.
  • In recent years, Canada and the United States have required that all cigarettes sold must be “fire safe,” that is have reduced ignition strength and less likely to start fires.

Electrical

  • ​Almost half (49%) of home electrical fires involved electrical distribution or lighting equipment. Other leading types of equipment were washer or dryer, fan, portable or stationary space heater, air conditioning equipment, water heater, and range.
  • In 2010, electrical failures or malfunctions were factors in an estimated 46,500 home structure fires resulting in 420 deaths, 1,520 injuries and $1.5 billion in property damage.

Candles

  • On average, there are 35 home candle fires reported per day.
  • More than one-third of these fires started in the bedroom.
  • More than half of all candle fires start when things that can burn are too close to the candle.
  • In 2010, candles caused 3% of home fires, 4% of home fire deaths, 6% of home fire injuries, and 5% of direct property damage from home fires.

Home Fire Sprinklers

  • Automatic fire sprinkler systems cut the risk of dying in a home fire by about 83%.
  • Home fire sprinklers can contain and may even extinguish a fire in less time than it would take the fire department to arrive on the scene.
  • Sprinklers are highly effective because they react so quickly in a fire. They reduce the risk of death or injury from a fire because they dramatically reduce the heat, flames, and smoke produced, allowing people time to evacuate the home.​​​
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