A quick check of smoke alarms led to free pizza for a few Sequim households in recognition of Fire Prevention Week Oct. 5-11.

For two hours on Wednesday, Oct. 8, Clallam County Fire District 3 sent career and volunteer firefighters/EMTs and Sparky the Fire Dog with Sequim Domino’s delivery drivers to homes where homeowners gave the okay for firefighters to check their smoke alarms.

If the alarms worked, then customers would receive their order for free. If alarms didn’t work, then staff would replace batteries or install new smoke alarms for free donated by Domino’s, Ace Hardware, and the fire district’s Volunteer Association.

Of the homes visited, all had functioning smoke alarms, said Battalion Chief Chris Turner.

“We appreciate Domino’s and (owner) Aman (Singh) promoting Fire Prevention Week,” Turner said.

“It’s so important for our community, and we hope to do it again next year.”

Volunteer EMT Brandan Tucker read about the event in other areas, and applied with Domino’s to have Fire District 3 participate.

Singh, owner of Sequim and Port Angeles’ Domino’s stores since 2020, said he was excited to support the effort, and that even if customers declined to participate, it gets them to think about checking their smoke alarms.

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) partners with Domino’s stores across the U.S., including Washington, for Fire Prevention Week.

NFPA suggests the following for home smoke alarms:

Install smoke alarms on each level of the home, including basements, each bedroom, and outside each separate sleeping area.

Test smoke alarms monthly by pushing the “test” button.

Replace smoke alarms after 10 years or when they no longer work properly.

For more about Fire Prevention Week, the longest running public health and safety observance on record, visit firepreventionweek.org. For more on local efforts, visit ccfd3.org.

Sequim Domino’s, 755 W. Washington St., Suite B, can be reached at (360) 582-1600.

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Crystal Allen and her daughter Paisley, 9, receive free pizza courtesy Sequim Domino’s and Clallam County Fire District 3 on Oct. 8 as they had working smoke alarms in their home as part of a promotion during Fire Prevention Week. Volunteer Keith Koehler, Battalion Chief Chris Turner and Volunteer Blaine Zechenelly drove to various houses that night and checked smoke alarms with other career and volunteer firefighters.

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Battalion Chief Chris Turner checks a working smoke alarm in a Sequim resident’s house. With it working, the family received free pizza they ordered from Sequim Domino’s.

Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Sparky the Fire Dog awaits a call for pizza on Oct. 8. He and career and volunteer firefighters with Clallam County Fire District 3 drove to participating homes to check smoke alarms, and if they worked, then the household would receive free pizza. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Sparky the Fire Dog awaits a call for pizza on Oct. 8. He and career and volunteer firefighters with Clallam County Fire District 3 drove to participating homes to check smoke alarms, and if they worked, then the household would receive free pizza.