Whitfield County starts smoke registration to prevent future fire triadies

Whitfield County, Ga. – People sometimes forget smoke detectors, say firefighters.

But after a fire has claimed five people in Cohutta, Georgia, they hope to make these life -saving devices accessible to everyone.

The fire brigade of Whitfield County and the American Red Cross have teamed up to give away and install fire alarms in the neighborhood where the tragedy took place.

“People die in house fires and it is tragic, but there are things that we can do where we can at least try to create an environment in which this number can be reduced, or hopefully even eliminated,” said Paul Patchson, fire chief of Whitfield County.

According to Paterson, every inhabitant of Whitfield County can visit the fire brigade's Facebook page and request a fire alarm free of charge.

“It is something you want that you don't have to do it, but we are there to do it,” said Bill Allocca, a specialist in the Red Cross disaster programs. “And as I said, that's why we are there to try to prevent human suffering.”