Get Alarmed, Virginia!

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Norfolk Fire-Rescue, in conjunction with the Virginia Department of Fire Programs and Virginia Department of Health, is a proud participant in the Get Alarmed, Virginia! program. Funded by a federal grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) the Get Alarmed, Virginia! program provides 3,000 smoke alarms to be installed free of charge in targeted homes with children under 5 yrs and adults 65 yrs and older. 

Since the programs implementation in 1998, the program has been credited with saving the lives of more that 53 men, women and children across the Common Wealth of Virginia and preventing millions of dollars in property loss. 

In Virginia, a new fire occurs about once every 15 minutes. Each year, fire kills and average of 115 men, women and children in Virginia and causes more than $117 million a year in property loss.  In Virginia, fire is the 4th leading cause of unintentional injury death.  Children under five are more than twice as likely to die in a fire than the average resident.

Research shows that the chances of dying in a residential fire are cut in half when a working smoke alarm is properly installed and operating.  About 80 percent of all U.S. fire deaths occur in the home.  Younger children and older adults have a higher risk of dying in a home fire.