The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) and the Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) announce the expansion of the lifesaving “Get Alarmed, Tennessee!” free smoke alarm program to include carbon monoxide detectors.
Begun in 2012, “Get Alarmed, Tennessee!” is a grant-funded fire safety education and smoke alarm installation program administered by the SFMO. To date, more than 342,000 smoke alarms have been distributed through “Get Alarmed” to Tennessee fire departments and over 295,000 have been installed. Most importantly, 524 people have been saved by alerts from smoke alarms installed through this program.
In 2025, the SFMO began providing carbon monoxide (CO) alarms to fire departments as the detectors became available and started the process of acquiring more CO detectors via a federal grant. The SFMO is now in possession of a new supply of smoke alarms and CO detectors and wants to further support Tennesseans in the wake of Winter Storm Fern…