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NOFD Smoke Alarm Installation Program

New Orleans Fire Department · City program

Free smoke alarm installation and related battery replacement/service

The New Orleans Fire Department installs smoke alarms free of charge for Orleans Parish residents. It also replaces batteries for elderly or physically challenged residents who cannot change them themselves.

Last verified: August 15, 2026
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Program details

How it works

The New Orleans Fire Department offers to install smoke alarms free of charge to the community. The department says its suppression division comes to a resident’s home and installs as many smoke alarms as needed in a residence.

What the service covers

The page says:

  • Smoke alarms are installed free of charge.
  • Batteries are replaced in the smoke alarms of elderly or physically challenged persons who cannot change them themselves.
  • A Deaf and Hard of Hearing Smoke Alarm System is available for Orleans Parish community members and includes a strobe light, vibrating bed/pillow shaker, and a traditional audible alarm.

Amounts and matching

No dollar amount is stated because the service is free.

How to apply

Residents can submit the program request form online or contact the New Orleans Fire Department’s Community Relations Division at 504-658-4714.

Timing and deadlines

The page does not list a closing date.

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