OCFA Smoke Alarm Program

Did you know that about half of the residential fires that occur in the United States happen in homes without working smoke alarms? One of the best ways to save lives and protect your home is to make sure it has functioning, properly installed smoke alarms.

Through a partnership with the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA), the City of Mission Viejo is promoting OCFA’s Smoke Alarm Program. The program is meant to educate the community on proper smoke alarm installation and how to routinely inspect your home’s smoke alarms, please view the “Install, Inspect, Protect” presentation. As part of the program, if OCFA responds to a fire at a Mission Viejo home, the department will inspect the premises to ensure smoke alarms are working and replace batteries  - if needed - as well as nonfunctioning smoke alarms free of charge. 

In addition, if you want a smoke alarm installed in your house and need more information about proper installation, simply click here. After you fill out the request information, an OCFA representative will provide you with a free smoke alarm(s) and will install it for free.

The program is primarily geared toward at-risk households that may have a greater need for assistance (such as frail, disabled or elderly residents), but it is designed to ensure the entire community is served as funds are available.

For more information, contact the City at 949-470-3017 or e-mail pcatsimanes@cityofmissionviejo.org.