About 3,000 people die each year because of fires. The National Fire Protection Association also says about 74% of those deaths are in homes without working smoke alarms. The Madison Fire Department is taking the smoke alarm message to college students in a unique way.
Lori Wirth works with the Madison Fire Department. However, Wednesday night she helped deliver pizzas. It was all part of a cooperative effort between Ian’s Pizza and the fire department. When callers ordered a pizza, they also had a chance of getting a visit from the fire department. “Hello, what’s up guys? Ian’s Pizza. You were randomly selected to have the fire department come with,” said Marty, a manager at Ian’s Pizza.