Tulsa Fire Department To Test Smoke Detectors In Neighborhood

On Tuesday, the Tulsa Fire Department will conduct an After the Fire event starting at 4 p.m. in the 3700 block of East 83rd Street. Last Thursday that area was the scene of a fatal fire.

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During the After the Fire event, according to the department, firefighters and public education officers go through the neighborhood and ask if residents have checked their smoke detectors.

If a home needs a smoke detector or battery changed, the firefighters will install either one.

The event is meant to bring awareness to the importance of working smoke detectors in a home, officials said. They say smoke detectors give valuable seconds needed to escape a house fire.