ABC 7 Chicago Teams Up With Chicago Fire Department for 'Operation Save-A-Life'

ABC 7 Chicago Teams Up With Chicago Fire Department for 'Operation Save-A-Life'

MEDIA ALERT: Thursday, January 12, 2006 9:15 a.m.

WHO: Cortez Trotter, Commissioner, Chicago Fire Department; Emily Barr,

ABC 7 Chicago President and General Manager and Chris Rovenstine,
Vice President of Marketing, Kidde Residential and Commercial
Division have teamed up to increase public awareness about fire
and carbon monoxide safety and prevention. They, along with ABC
7's morning team Hosea Sanders, Tracy Butler and Roz Varon, will
kick off this year's campaign.

WHAT: "Operation Save-A-Life" now in its third year, is a joint effort
of ABC 7 Chicago, the Chicago Fire Department and Kidde, a global
leader in fire and safety products, to spread the word about fire
safety education. ABC 7 will broadcast a half-hour special
featuring fire and carbon monoxide safety tips as well as other
useful information targeting additional "life safety" concerns
around the home. (Saturday, March 4 at 4:30 p.m.) Kidde will
support the program by donating more than 15,000 smoke detectors
that will be distributed to Chicago's neediest communities by the
Chicago Fire Department.

WHEN: Thursday, January 12, 2006 9:15 a.m.

WHERE: Engine 13, 259 N. Columbus Drive

WHY: Fire and carbon monoxide deaths are often preventable through
education and the use of smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.

-- A fire starts every 19 seconds 365 days of the year.*
-- In Chicago each year, over 90 percent of the fatal fires occur in
homes where there are no working smoke detectors.*
-- A working smoke detector reduces the risk of dying in a home fire by

nearly half.*
-- Smoke detectors are in 92% of American homes, but nearly one third
don't work because of missing or old batteries.*
-- Each day an average of three children die in home fires.*
-- Nationwide fire creates an 8.5 billion dollar annual loss.*
-- Carbon monoxide poisoning is the leading cause of accidental poisoning

deaths in America.**
-- Every year more than 10,000 people die or seek medical attention due

to carbon monoxide poisoning from home-related products.***
-- According to the Hardware/Homecenter Research Industry, only 27% of
homes in America have carbon monoxide alarms.

*Statistics provided by the Chicago Fire Department.
**Statistic provided by the Centers for Disease Control.
***Statistic provided by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Contact: Deborah Gunn/ABC 7 (312) 750-7111
Jayme Nicholas/ABC 7 (312) 750-7254

PRNewswire -- Jan. 11

Source: ABC 7 Chicago

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