New Hampshire Couple Survives House Fire With Help From ADT Professional Monitoring and Volunteer Responders
November 13 2018 - 12:00PM
ADT Inc. (NYSE: ADT), the leading provider of monitored security
and interactive home and business automation solutions in the
United States and Canada, celebrated a LifeSaver event today in
Sunapee, New Hampshire where ADT customers
Jim and
Barb Duling escaped harm from an early morning
fire in their home.
Barb was suddenly awakened by the home’s
ADT-monitored smoke detector.
“My husband also heard the beeps and hollered at
me from his bedroom to get up,” said Barb. “I put on my leg braces,
got our dog and headed outside. As I was leaving, I saw a layer of
smoke which burned my eyes and made me cough.”
ADT called to verify the fire. In a panicked
voice, Jim stated his house was on fire and to dispatch the fire
department.
“Even though it was the middle of the night and
the firefighters are volunteers, they were here in minutes,” Jim
said. “After searching for the source, they determined the smoke
was coming from a faulty furnace motor. It was shut off and has
since been repaired.”
ADT awarded $5,000 to the Sunapee Fire
Department, which will use the funds to purchase additional safety
equipment to help local citizens.
“This call was an excellent example of how the
security system worked and people did their jobs to ensure the
Dulings were kept safe,” said Fire Chief Dan
Ruggles.
According to the U.S. Fire Administration, there
have been at least 1,962 fire fatalities in the U.S. since January.
Winter months are peak times for home fires according to the
National Fire Protection Association.
ADT recently announced a $100,000 contribution
to the National Volunteer Fire Council to help strengthen volunteer
fire departments in communities across America bring awareness for
the need for volunteer firefighters. To learn more visit
https://www.adt.com/volunteers/firefighters.
About ADT ADT is a leading
provider of security and automation solutions for homes and
businesses in the United States and Canada, people on-the-go and
their networks. Making security more accessible than ever before,
and backed by 24/7 customer support, ADT is committed to providing
superior customer service with a focus on speed and quality of
responsiveness, helping customers feel safer and empowered. ADT is
headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida and employs approximately
17,500 people in the United States and Canada.
Media RelationsBob Tuckertel:
+1 561.289.0436btucker@adt.com
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