Nobody knows the importance of working smoke alarms better than UW senior Andy Talen. He was asleep inside his house on N. Bedford St. last fall when it caught on fire. Andy escaped, but his brother, Peter, died.
Andy asked the UW’s dean of students office and Madison fire department if he could help pass out batteries on Friday during their planned event to raise awareness.
“It’s just a simple check…just put a battery in,” said Andy.