October 22, 2004

Do your smoke detectors work?

In conjunction with Fire Prevention Week, the MGH Burn and Trauma Center hosted an information table about fire prevention and the use of smoke detectors Oct. 12 in the Main Corridor. The display featured information about the different types of detectors on the market, changing batteries and testing smoke detectors.

"After the recent fire in Dennis, Mass. that killed a family of five because of a non-functioning smoke detector, we wanted to get the message out about fire prevention," said Sally Morton, RN, of the Burn Center. "It's important to periodically check to make sure your smoke detectors are working properly."

The Burn Center will host another information table, "Everything You Wanted to Know About Smoke Detectors but Were Afraid to Ask," Oct. 29 at 1 pm in the Main Corridor. In preparation for turning back the clocks Oct. 31 — a time when batteries should be changed in smoke detectors — batteries will be distributed at the information table.

From left, Andrea Beloff, Robin Weingarten, Lynn Bellavia, all from the Burn Center, and Sean Hanslon of the Boston Firefighters Foundation.