Door-to-door vaccination canvassing has been occurring in Lexington over the summer. Another neighborhood canvassing took place Saturday, with the emphasis also on health and safety. Firefighter crews knocked on 750 doors in the Armstrong Mill corridor as part of a smoke alarm installation effort.
Lexington Fire Public Information Officer Jordan Saas said this section of town has had a higher percentage of residential fires.
“We recognized that this area had a higher incidence rate of structure fire dispatches and a low incident rate of smoke alarm installations, at least from our organization,” said Saas.
Battalion Chief Saas said firefighters didn’t inquire about COVID vaccination status, but personal protection was a priority.
“Our job is to ultimately get into homes with PPE, so that we were protecting everybody else that we were coming in contact with and making those homes and families safer,” explained Saas.
Besides being a very warm, long day, Saas noted smoke alarm installations and fire safety education went well. Saas added one or two more similar smoke alarm canvassing days will be held. The battalion chief stressed the grant funded initiative is different than the ongoing city smoke alarm program, which currently includes a waiting list.
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