Thrusday, January 14, 1999
Smoke alarms available for hearing-impaired
BY TANYA BRICKING
The Cincinnati Enquirer
The deaths of two hearing-impaired brothers in a Madisonville fire four months ago has prompted the Cincinnati Fire Division to provide special smoke detectors for the hearing-impaired.
The detectors, which retail for about $400, sound like regular alarms but also set off a strobe light during the day or vibrate at night.
For years, the fire division has provided regular detectors and batteries to anyone who needed them. With the support of businesses and the American Red Cross, now specialized detectors will be provided as well.
“The really exciting thing is this is the first program in the country we can find like this,” Assistant Fire Chief David Hill said.
The push for free specialized detectors began after Chaz and Clarence Tray, ages 10 and 7, were killed Sept. 26 in an apartment fire. The boys died before firefighters could reach them.
The family moved to Avondale, where someone donated a specialized detector for the boys' mother, Virginia Wilkerson, who is deaf.
“I'm glad that they're doing it,” said Mary Johnson, Ms. Wilkerson's cousin. “It's needed. There are so many deaf people in this city and so many people in need that can't afford it.”
Call the fire division at 357-7593 to arrange for the detectors to be installed.
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