

"We are going to target about a third of the Crosland Park area and then we will make plans to come out here and target the additional areas," Fulbright said.

He said the reason why homes in Crosland Park were getting new fire alarms was that the Aiken Department of Public Safety deemed that area of Aiken had a need.

"We encourage everybody to have a working smoke alarm in the bedroom or sleeping area, outside of the sleeping area, including a common area and hallways and every level in the home," he said. Josh Fulbright, chief of community risk reduction of the South Carolina Office of the State Fire Marshal, said two-thirds of fire deaths are those who are over the age of 50, often due to smoke inhalation.
