Clarksburg Fire Captain Cindy Murphy is implementing a program to raise funds to provide every Harrison County first grader with a smoke detector with a 10-year life.
‘I can’t do another safety class without putting one in their hands’
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — CASA volunteer and Clarksburg Fire Capt. Cindy Murphy educates young children on fire safety. She teaches them about the importance of having a working smoke detector in the home.
The Court Appointed Special Advocate program volunteer visits Harrison County Schools regularly to bring a variety of safety messages.
When Murphy learned of the Jan. 17 tragic fire that took the lives of Joshua David Crock, 34, Hanna Catherine Crock, 7, and Joshua David Crock, 5, of Wallace, she was devastated.
“I spoke to her class in December. I told her to test her smoke detector once a month and change the battery once a year,” Murphy said. “I can’t do another safety class without putting one in their hands. I don’t know if it would have saved them, but it would have given them a chance.”
So, Murphy has embarked on a mission to provide a smoke detector with a 10-year lithium battery to every first grader in Harrison County. That is approximately 850 students.
“Not One More” will cost about $13,000 the first year and each detector will last the student until they are juniors or seniors in high school…
