 Protect your family, smoke detectors can save your life. Nearly two-thirds of home fire deaths occur when a smoke detector was not present or failed to operate. We're taking yourself and your loved ones as simple. Smoke detectors are proven to alert you in case of fire. They are inexpensive and easy to maintain. Be sure to clean and change the battery in your smoke detector twice each year. If you don't have a working smoke detector, get one. The Fort Worth Fire Department can help you install a detector, change batteries and even give you a detector if you don't have one. There's no excuse a smoke detector is a sound you can live with. Hello, I'm Rudy Jackson, your Fort Worth Fire Chief. Responding to emergencies is only one part of our mission. Education, prevention and preparedness are the others. We can predict every emergency and history is proven that we can prevent every fire. That's why Fort Worth is going above and beyond to make sure there are no excuses for not having a smoke detector in your home. Early detection and notification are the keys to surviving a fire. Are you prepared? If you don't have a working smoke detector in your home, get one. If you need assistance, let us help you before it's too late.