Cranston is the first city to give residents combination smoke alarm/carbon monoxide detectors for their homes free of charge.
Through a $20,000 American Fire Grant from FEMA, which Lieutenant John Ireland applied for this year, the Cranston Fire Department was able to get 500 combination alarms available to residents who don’t already have them.
The initiative is the first time combination alarms are being given out, but the fire department has being doing this for years through a partnership with the American Red Cross. The Red Cross, through their ‘sound the alarm’ program, will install 100,000 free smoke alarms across 100 communities around the country on May 5. The city will also be installing the smoke alarms if or when the 500 combination alarms run out of stock, Ireland said.