Ridge Road Fire District

Rochester, NY

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Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms Save Lives

Smoke and Carbon Monoxide (CO) alarms save lives. Alarms that are properly installed and maintained play a vital role in reducing deaths and injuries from smoke or fire and CO.

If there is a fire in your home, smoke spreads fast. You need smoke alarms to give you time to get out.

Carbon Monoxide is a colorless, odorless toxic gas that can be caused by improperly vented or malfunctioning stoves, furnaces, hot water heaters, and fireplaces, or vehicles or portable generators operating too closely to an occupancy.

 

Here’s what you need to know!

  • A closed door may slow the spread of smoke, heat and fire.
  • Install smoke alarms in every sleeping room and on every level of the home.
  • CO alarms generally go one on each floor of a home.
  • Smoke alarms if hardwired should be interconnected so that when one sounds, they all sound.
  • Large homes may need extra alarms
  • Test your smoke and CO alarms at least once a month and change batteries twice a year! Press the “test” button to be sure the alarm is working.
  • When a smoke alarm sounds, get outside and stay outside.
  • Call 911 from a cell phone outside or a neighbor’s home.
  • Replace all smoke alarms in your home every 10 years.
  • Replace all CO alarms every 5-7 years

Every year in the United States, about 2,500 people die in home fires.  Most of these deaths occur in homes that do not have working smoke alarms.

Unintentional carbon monoxide exposure accounts for an estimated 15,000 emergency department visits and 500 unintentional deaths in the United States each year

If you have a problem with your home smoke or carbon monoxide alarms, or if you would like help checking them, please give us a call. We are always willing to assist our residents in making sure they have working alarms or present alarms are working properly.

We have a limited number of CO alarms that can be provided.

 

The Ridge Road Fire District recently paired with community partner American Red Cross to provide smoke alarms to people in need

To schedule a smoke alarm install, contact the American Red Cross of Rochester:

Email- smokealarms.grc@redcross.org

Visit- www.soundthealarm.org/wcny

Call- 585-241-4390

 

 

 

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4 days ago
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Addressing critical needs in the community, Ridge Road Fire District in New York was awarded new automated external defibrillators (AEDs). These lifesaving tools will be used in response to cardiac arrest emergencies. ... See MoreSee Less

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FYI - Monday, January 30th 9am-11am
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2 weeks ago
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Battalion Chief Quill conducting Fire Officer 1 training for 23 members from North Greece, Ridge Road, Irondequoit, St Paul, Barnard, Fishers and Brighton Fire ... See MoreSee Less

Battalion Chief Quill conducting Fire Officer 1 training for 23 members from North Greece, Ridge Road, Irondequoit, St Paul, Barnard, Fishers and Brighton Fire
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2022, our 100th year of continuous fire protection and service to our community. The men and women of the Ridge Road Fire District are proud of the achievements made this past year and look forward to another year of providing outstanding fire and rescue services to the town, visitors, and neighbors of Greece ... See MoreSee Less

2022, our 100th year of continuous fire protection and service to our community. The men and women of the Ridge Road Fire District are proud of the achievements made this past year and look forward to another year of providing outstanding fire and rescue services to the town, visitors, and neighbors of Greece
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Monroe County held an appreciation ceremony for the work our members did to help responders in Erie County last month ... See MoreSee Less

Monroe County held an appreciation ceremony for the work our members did to help responders in Erie County last month
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Come join us as we teach our community life-saving skills. ... See MoreSee Less

Come join us as we teach our community life-saving skills.
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4 weeks ago
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Tonight our firefighters were honored at the Greece Central School Districts Annual First Responder’s Appreciation Game. First responders from all over were in attendance, along with Officer Denny Wright. We would like to thank the Gates Keystone Pipes and Drums, along with Veterans Outreach for the use of their flags. ... See MoreSee Less

Tonight our firefighters were honored at the Greece Central School Districts Annual First Responder’s Appreciation Game. First responders from all over were in attendance, along with Officer Denny Wright. We would like to thank the Gates Keystone Pipes and Drums, along with Veterans  Outreach for the use of their flags.Image attachmentImage attachment+2Image attachment
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Thank you Spezzano and Sandy for having Battalion Chief Gebo on to spread the word about important steps bystanders can take before emergency crews arrive at a cardiac arrest event

Learn more about our public CPR classes at rrfd.org

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Know what to do if someone goes into cardiac arrest - The Breakfast Buzz On-Demand

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Ridge Road Battalion Chief Brian Gebo explains the most important steps to take if someone goes into cardiac arrest
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