October is Fire Prevention Month, and volunteers with the Rotary Club, the American Red Cross and Thornton Fire Department spent their day on Saturday making sure residents were ready.

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"Fire and smoke damage and unfortunately, deaths are a major problem in mobile home communities across the country," said Vern Hansen with the Rotary Club of Northglenn Thornton.

That's why teams of volunteers were at the Redwood Estates Manufactured Homes community. They were installing new smoke alarms in homes in the area. And while something like this may cost a lot in a different situation; these were totally free. Thanks to the Red Cross, Thornton Fire and the Rotary Club.

"Well, we're installing here today are the 10-year seal lithium batteries so that they should never, for the next 10 years,

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