Smoke detectors wake two people to safety in Preble fire
Working smoke alarms woke two people in Preble before flames from an electrical box spread through a Mountainview Trailer Park mobile home.
Two people escaped a mobile home fire at Mountainview Trailer Park in Preble after smoke alarms woke them at 4:30 a.m. Friday, June 26. Preble Fire Chief Ryne Austin said a Cortland County sheriff’s deputy was first on scene and found heavy fire coming from the home, and one occupant told firefighters he woke to the alarm and saw fire coming from the electrical box. Everyone inside got out safely, and crews knocked the fire down in about 25 minutes.
The response drew mutual aid from Cortlandville, Homer, Tully, Apulia and Spafford. The fire was electrical in nature.
Smoke alarms belong inside every bedroom, outside each separate sleeping area and on every level of a home, including the basement, and they should be replaced 10 years after the manufacture date. A working smoke alarm cuts the risk of death in a reported fire by about half, according to Syracuse Fire Department guidance.
The Syracuse Fire Department will install smoke detectors in owner-occupied one- and two-family dwellings in the city, with requests submitted online or by phone to the Fire Prevention Bureau at (315) 448-4777. Residents elsewhere in the county can reach 211 CNY navigators at 2-1-1 or 844-245-1922, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. New smoke detectors sold in New York after April 1, 2019 must be 10-year battery-powered or hardwired, while existing detectors do not need immediate replacement.
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