Wilmington Firefighters canvas streets installing smoke detectors

Wilmington Senior Firefighter BJ Silva hands a smoke detector to Sarah Temple during a canvassing operation to make sure residents have working smoke detectors in their homes in the north side of Wilmington on Monday. Jerry Habraken, The News Journal

Wilmington firefighter Ryan Kincade picks up a box of smoke detectors after helping check the detectors inside a home on North Madison Street Monday in Wilmington. Jerry Habraken, The News Journal

Smoke detectors handed out by the Wilmington Fire Department during a canvassing operation on Monday. Jerry Habraken, The News Journal

The remains of a fatal house fire on 405 W. 23rd St. in Wilmington. Jerry Habraken, The News Journal

Wilmington Firefighter EJ Castagna, right, installs a new smoke detector with Senior Firefighter BJ Silva, left, and Senior Firefighter Eric Haley in the home of Sarah Temple Monday afternoon on West 22nd Street. Jerry Habraken, The News Journal

Members of the Wilmington Fire Department speak to a man during a canvassing operation to make sure residents have working smoke detectors in their homes on Monday. Jerry Habraken, The News Journal

Members of the Wilmington Police Department check with residents to see if they have working smoke detectors in their homes Monday on the north side of Wilmington. Jerry Habraken, The News Journal

Wilmington Firefighter Scotty Mangum approaches a home to see if it has working smoke detectors Monday afternoon. Jerry Habraken, The News Journal