tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-458913127636044325.post7500256527294990691..comments2024-02-05T00:32:57.051-05:00Comments on Montgomery County Fire & Rescue News & Information: From Our Fire House to Your Home - UpdateMCFRS Community Outreachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06007793235936164575noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-458913127636044325.post-21211537482210138582010-05-24T09:47:30.723-04:002010-05-24T09:47:30.723-04:00What an important service. Thank You..I await your...What an important service. Thank You..I await your visit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-458913127636044325.post-42002987745274764032010-05-24T09:33:19.791-04:002010-05-24T09:33:19.791-04:00This is a wonderful program. The firefighters fro...This is a wonderful program. The firefighters from Station #1 here in Silver Spring came to my house last fall. I am elderly and find it dangerous to stand on a step stool to change the batteries in my smoke detectors. They not only checked the batteries but decided my detectors were too old and replaced all three with new detectors and batteries. I send my sincere appreciation to the MC Fire Dept. and the fine young men and women proctecting us.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770545532811685394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-458913127636044325.post-3122942810976038052010-05-24T08:38:02.520-04:002010-05-24T08:38:02.520-04:00Sometimes, I find it hard to remember exactly when...Sometimes, I find it hard to remember exactly when I last checked my safety equipment like smoke detectors. <br /><br />Here's a trick I've found works really well for my smoke detectors, fire extinguishers, air filters, and anything else I need to check on a regular basis:<br /><br />A cheap label maker will print out little labels that stick to stuff. Every time I check one of my devices, I print a little label with the date on it and stick it to the device. <br /><br />Any time I think about it, I can simply look at any device and know exactly when I checked it last. Sometimes I'm surprised that it's been longer than I thought it was between checks. Time seems to fly by faster every year. <br /><br />Labeling doesn't mean I get to check things less frequently, but it does make it easy for anyone to see when my last check was, or if I skipped a device during my inspections.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16715828806221529970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-458913127636044325.post-24907756257894502342010-05-24T08:29:39.122-04:002010-05-24T08:29:39.122-04:00This is a great blog post. I am very glad, as a l...This is a great blog post. I am very glad, as a lifelong resident of Montgomery County, that our Fire Department continues the practice of home visits on behalf of ensuring there is at least one working smoke alarm in each home.<br /><br />While fire fatalities are falling nationwide a little bit each year, there is no satisfaction until no deaths occur in the place where people feel safest: in their home. Thank you to all of the MCFRS personnel who take the time to help our neighbors be more safe!Rocky Lopeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15062214881358176461noreply@blogger.com