Foronda said firefighters installed 1,183 smoke alarms in St. Petersburg homes in 1996, and more than 9,000 alarms since HomeSAFE's inception. Today, the department receives 30 to 50 requests a week for safety inspections, McGevna said. Firefighters visit neighborhood association meetings to discuss safety. We'll probably be in every school. Each year, Tandy Corp. donates 2,500 of the devices to the cause.
People love it.
If it's not, we'll replace the battery or it. Firefighters James Barr and Ray Landes began their work. Barr carried a large gray plastic box that doubled as a stool and was filled with batteries, a drill, smoke alarms and dry wall screws. She smiled when learning the phone company could wire it to her line. I don't want you to use it, though.