Greg Cherry Fire Marshal  (270) 444-8521 Email	Joe Fowler Deputy Fire Marshal (270) 444-8521 Email

Smoke Alarms and Fire Prevention Inspections

The Paducah Fire Department will install smoke alarms at no charge to Paducah residents.  To make an appointment for firefighters to come to your home to install a smoke alarm, call 444-8521. 

Fire Prevention Inspections are conducted annually on residential, assembly, education, business, mercantile, storage, factory and industrial, high hazard, and utility and miscellaneous type use groups. These inspections are being conducted using the Kentucky Fire Prevention Code which also references additional codes. All locations must comply to the codes and ordinances as they pertain to the type occupancy that they are classified. All locations are subject to additional inspections such as follow-ups or complaints. All inspections will be conducted by certified fire prevention inspectors. If you have any questions about inspections, please call the Fire Marshal's office at 444-8522.

Public Education

The Fire Marshal's office offers in-services, talks, and demonstrations on fire safety and education free of charge to all legitimate civic organizations, businesses, schools, churches, and healthcare facilities. For availability and scheduling of this service, please call 444-8522 or 444-8521.

Click Preventing Home Fires to view a 15 second Public Service Announcement. 

Click Fire Escape Grid to download a blank grid to draw your home's floor plan.

Risk Watch

Risk Watch is the first comprehensive curriculum that targets the eight major risk areas that kill or threaten most children each year. The Paducah Fire Department has teamed up with Paducah Police Department, Lourdes Hospital, Western Baptist Hospital, Mercy Regional EMS, and McCracken County Health Department to give teachers the tools they need to prepare youngsters for the bright, challenging, and safe future they deserve.

Safe Communities/Child Safety Seats

The Paducah Fire Department is associated with the Safe Communities Program.  Each of Paducah's 5 fire stations is a Car Seat Check Station.  Each station is a permanent Kentucky fitting station recognized on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website. Several of our Firefighters have attended special training to become certified Car Seat Technicians. 

By appointment, you can have your child safety seat inspected and installed correctly.  In cooperation with Western Baptist  and Lourdes Hospital, our Car Seat Techs install infant car seats at no cost to parents.  If you would like to make an appointment to have your child safety seat inspected for correct installation, please call the fire department central office at (270) 444-8521, Monday through Friday.   This is a free service.  So far, more than 4,000 car seats have been checked by these fitting stations, with only a handful of child safety seats meeting proper installation requirements.

Traffic-related injuries are the leading cause of death for children and young adults ages one to twenty-seven. Although most parents use car safety seats for young children, statistics show that 97 percent are installed incorrectly.

National Highway Traffic Website

Risk Watch

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