COMING UP. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CHAIR WILL HOST A FIRE DEPARTMENT WENT OUT TODAY TO HELP SAVE LIVES. ONE SMOKE DETECTOR AT THE TIME. NUMEROUS CALLS BIRD BY WINTER WEATHER IS JUST ONE OF THE REASONS THEY'RE MAKING THE ROUNDS NEWS FOUR'S MY AWARD TALKED WITH PEOPLE WHO SAY >> THEY FEEL SAFER TONIGHT AFTER TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THESE FREE DETECTORS IN THAT'S RIGHT. PEOPLE I SPOKE WITH SAY THEY SEE MORE FIRES AND THEY WOULD LIKE OKLAHOMA CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS OUT MAKING SURE EVERYONE HAD ACCESS TO WHAT THEY CALL AN EARLY WARNING. >> I DO SEE A LOT OF FIRES IN THE AREA ALMOST EVERY WEEK, MAYBE EVERY 2 WEEKS A QUEUE WOOLFORD LIVES NEAR NORTHWEST IN PENN, THE SAME AREA WHERE HOUSE FIRE TOOK THE LIFE OF ONE MAN BACK IN DECEMBER.
NOW, THE OKLAHOMA CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT IS WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN OR OUT. JUST MAKING SURE THAT THE RESIDENTS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD HAVE SMOKE ALARMS, CHIEF OF COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION. DANI BENNETT SAYS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT KNOCKED ON THE DOORS OF NEARLY 300 HOMES IN NORTHWEST OKC. HE SAYS, ALTHOUGH THEY WERE INSTALLING SMOKE ALARMS, IT'S IMPORTANT PEOPLE STAY AWARE OF OTHER FIRE HAZARDS DURING THE COLD SEASON. >> WE RAMP UP OUR EDUCATION WHEN IT COMES TO SPACE HEATERS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE ALSO CHIMNEYS, JUST MAKING SURE THAT THOSE THINGS ARE MAINTAINED. PEOPLE KILLED TOOK THEM UP ON THE OFFER. HE SAYS HE GOT 4 NEW ALARMS INSTALLED INSIDE HIS HOME. THE MAIN IMPORTANT FOR ME IS MY DAUGHTER. BUT SHE'S RUNNING AROUND. I WANT TO ALWAYS NOTICE HE'S PROTECTED EFFORT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS WILL HOPEFULLY SAVE LIVES AND THEY ALLOW PEOPLE IF THERE THAT THERE IS FIRE INSIDE OF THE HOME. >> IT GIVES THEM TIME TO GET OUT.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DOES PROVIDE FREE SMOKE ALARMS TO ANY OKL.