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"Check Your Detector" Isn’t Enough Anymore

By Mark Lambert, Director, WVU Fire Service Extension and West Virginia State Fire Training Academy

For decades, the phrase, “Check Your Detector,” has been the cornerstone of fire prevention campaigns. It’s been printed on posters, aired in PSAs and drilled into schoolchildren year after year. And to be fair, it helped to reduce the serious fire death toll of the late 1900s.

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WVU Fire Service Extension urges students to put fire safety first

smoke detector safety graphic

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