HARRISONBURG, VA (Rocktown Now) — The 22nd Annual Free Pizza/Free Smoke Alarm event returns to Harrisonburg Wednesday, July 9, from 4 to 8 pm.

Working with the team at Cici’s, Harrisonburg Fire Department personnel and dedicated volunteers will hand-deliver free pizzas to anyone who lives in the city and then will check the home’s smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to make sure they are working properly.

Public Education Officer Erin Stehle explains that a home without a working smoke alarm could cost you your life.

“I know that the statistics that the National Fire Protection Association always puts out is that almost 3 out 5 home fire deaths either had no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms. Meaning that either it had been disconnected, or the battery had died in it,” Stehle says.

Any community member wishing to take part in the program can call Cici’s during the event at 540-432-9099 to order their pizza.