PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- When it comes to a house fire, a smoke detector can mean the difference between life and death. That's why 6abc teams up with organizations around the region to donate free smoke alarms to area fire departments.
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Over the last 28 years, Operation 6abc: Save a Life has given away half a million smoke detectors.
On Tuesday morning, about 200 fire companies came out to the Philadelphia Fire Academy to pick up 10,000 smoke detectors to hand out to the community.
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To make this possible, 6abc teams up with Kidde, the Home Depot, Guardian Protection and Toyota to make the life-saving devices available to anyone in need.
6abc General Manager Bernie Prazenica also addressed the crowd to express how important it is for us to keep our neighbors safe.