Law firm donates 500 smoke alarms

Fabian, Sklar, & King PC, a law firm specializing in representing victims of fires and explosions, recently announced it would donate 500 10-year sealed lithium battery operated smoke alarms to the Detroit Fire Department (DFD).

The Farmington Hillls-based firm said the initiative was aimed at helping raise awareness for Fire Prevention Week, which occurred earlier this month.

This is the eighth consecutive year that Fabian, Sklar, & King has supplied the DFD with these life saving tools — bringing their cumulative total of smoke alarms donated to the DFD to 4,000.

The smoke alarms are distributed throughout the Detroit community upon request and installed free of charge by members of the Detroit Fire Department.

In addition to Fabian, Sklar, & King’s donation of 500 smoke alarms, Kidde, the manufacturer of the devices, donated 100 — bringing the total number of smoke alarms donated to 600.

“During a fire, seconds count and can make a difference with the time you have to escape safely,” said Stuart Sklar. “After dealing with hundreds of fire injury and explosion cases, we understand just how valuable these devises are, which is why we continue to donate smoke alarms to the Detroit Fire Department year after year and make these life-saving devices available to the residents of Detroit free of charge.”

According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), only 20 percent of all home fires occur between the hours of 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., yet 50 percent of home fire deaths occur during these fires.

Sklar said this places critical importance on ensuring working smoke alarms are installed in homes and changed every 10 years.

If the alarm is not a sealed 10-year model, residents should change the batteries at least every six months.

To request installation of a smoke detector, Detroit citizens can contact the Detroit Fire Department at 313.596.2900.