Get Free Smoke Detectors for Senior

By Maurice

A smoke alarm is essential for detecting a fire in your home and it could mean the difference between your life and death. The cost of installing a smoke detector depends on the location, ceiling material, quantity, and type. Generally, one unit of smoke detector can cost around $90 in supplies and cost. If you don’t want to spend the money and are looking for free smoke detectors for seniors, you are in the right place. Below you will find 4 ways to get a smoke detector for free.

Free Smoke Detectors for Seniors

Contact your Local Fire Station

Many fire stations across the nation provide free smoke detectors to seniors and the community at large.

For example, Operation Save a Life is a program in Louisiana where firefighters will go to your home and install a smoke detector at no cost.

Similarly, Philadelphia and New York City have the longest-running Operation Save a Life programs that have donated 1.5 million smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to fire departments. Another example is Bernalillo County’s free smoke alarm program.

Contact your local fire station to see if they have such a program.

Red Cross

Through their Sound The Alarm program, American Red Cross installs free smoke alarms nationwide. Find more details about the program here.

National Volunteer Fire Council

The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) is a non-profit membership association representing the interests of the volunteer fire, EMS, and rescue services. NVFC partners with many local non-profits and churches to install free smoke detectors.

Local Not-for-Profit

Many non-profits provide free smoke detectors. For example, Burn Institute provides free smoke detectors to the residents of San Diego. Contact your local Area Agency on Aging or 211 to find out about such organizations.

3 thoughts on “Free Smoke Detectors for Seniors: Here are 4 ways to get them”

Eva phifer
September 16, 2022 at 3:55 am

Need some one to come and check my smoke detectors

Ralph P. Sanchez
October 6, 2022 at 6:47 pm

Hi Maurice,
I’m writing you this note or letter to see who can we turn to, about having our roof replace cause we are missing a lot of shingles and have started to have a leak. Our insurance on the home wants us to pay a total of $8,000 to have them put a new roof. But since we are in our (70’s, and only get social security, we just don’t have the funds at all. We tried so many place’s, and no one seems to care about us senior’s. Everyone is looking to get money but no one pays attention to help seniors.

Karen Duckworth
November 1, 2022 at 3:56 pm

In need of several smoke detectors for the deaf for senior citizens.

Free Smoke Detectors for Seniors: Here are 4 ways to get them