Smoke detectors available

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TYLER COUNTY – Tyler County Emergency Management is partnering with the Red Cross and local Volunteer Fire Departments to offer and install smoke detectors in your home. Each community will have a designated time below to register by phone or email with installation that same month.

Please see the schedule that is included for your area. Call or email now with the following informing to place you name on the installation list. We will need your name, address, your fire department that would serve your home in case of fire, if your home is a one-story home or two-story home, and how many bedrooms in the home.

You can contact us by calling the Tyler County Emergency Management Office at 409-331-0874 or email John Settlocker or Tonya Sheffield at assistantem@co.tyler.tx.us .

There will be some information that you will need to provide the day of installation to the Red Cross prior to the installation. 

   The following is a schedule of application and installation deadlines.

   • January – Chester deadline to apply by email/phone is Jan. 17; Installation is Jan. 25-26.

  • February – Colmesneil, White Tail Ridge and Shady Grove deadline to apply by email/phone is Feb. 14, and installation is Feb. 22-23.

  • March – Woodville and Dam B deadline to apply by email/phone is March 14, and installation is March 22-23.

  • April – Spurger, Ivanhoe and Hillister deadline to apply by email/phone is April 9, and installation is April 26-27.

   • May – Warren, Fred and Wildwood deadline to apply by email/phone is May 9 and installation in May 17-18. This is applicable to the Tyler County side of Wildwood, only.

There is no cost to the homeowner at all for the installation of these smoke detectors.