Mississippi free smoke alarms News

The Mississippi Fire Marshal’s office is giving away smoke alarms to try to reduce fire deaths. Mike Chaney is the state insurance commissioner and fire marshal. He says having a smoke alarm can cut the risk of fire death in …

Mississippi is on pace once again to have the lowest number of fire deaths on record. State Chief Deputy Fire Marshal Ricky Davis told The Clarion-Ledger 62 people died in fires last year, with 37 of those deaths occurring by …