By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

The Hays Fire Department has a free smoke and carbon monoxide detector program for low-income residents, funded by the Kansas State Fire Marshal office.

“We want every bedroom to have a smoke detector and also to have them outside living areas,” said Firefighter Brandon Zimmerman.

“So if anyone does not have that in their home because they can’t afford to buy the detectors, contact the fire department and we’ll schedule a time during the day that works best for them and us and we’ll come out and put them in.”

HFD will also change the batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide detectors for Hays residents who are unable to do it themselves–“the elderly or disabled,” Zimmerman added.

He also recommended monthly tests of the alarms and to change the batteries when Daylight Saving Time changes twice a year, in the fall and the spring.

For more information about the smoke and CO detector program, call the Hays Fire Department at (785) 628-7330.