According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), working smoke alarms can save lives by reducing the risk of dying in a home fire by almost half. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) reports that the death rate per 1,000 home fires is about 60% lower in homes with working smoke alarms than in homes without alarms or alarms that don’t work.

Through a partnership with the Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshall and the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance, Sparta Fire Department participates in the BE ALARMED! smoke alarm program.

The program was developed to educate Illinois residents on the dangers of fire in the home and how to prevent fires from occurring in the home, as well as to ensure there are working smoke alarms properly installed in homes. By providing 10-year concealed battery smoke alarms, it ensures that the power source cannot be removed from the unit and, if properly maintained, will last the life of the device.

The program seeks to:

• Educate residents, young and old, on home fire safety and prevention methods
• Reduce the number of fire-related injuries
• Reduce the number of fire-related deaths
• Identify the reason for non-functioning smoke alarms in homes across the state.

This program is provided FREE to homeowners within the Sparta Fire Department serving area.  If you’d like to sign up, feel free to contact us by phone at (618) 443-2917, option 5 or you may fill out the form below.