How old is your smoke detector? Did you know that you should replace your smoke detector after 10 years? That's right, because the ionization element in the detector degrades over time and after about 10 years your smoke detector may no longer function. So in order to make sure that you are properly protected you should check your detector regularly and if it fails to activate or is getting close to being 10 years old you should replace it immeadiately.

The Tri-Town Junior Firefighters are selling smoke detectors to raise money for their projects. Cost of the smoke detectors is $10 and it even includes the battery. If you need assistance installing your new smoke detector we can even help you with that as well. You can purchase a smoke detector by seeing one of the Tri-Town Junior Firefighters, or by sending an E-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it They will also be on sale at many of the upcoming department events such as the fire prevention week open house on Oct. 11th, the sportsman show on Nov. 20th & 21st, and the upcoming fish fries.

And remember - Change your clock - change your battery in your smoke detector!