Fire Prevention Programs

to try to prevent tragedies like this. ktbs 3's rod white joins us with more on the the fire department is doing to keep people safe... rod. gerry since 2008 the shreveport fire department has worked diligently to save lives here in shreveport...and a tragedy like this one is a reminder of how important their work is.... he would help anybody. it ain't nobody around here where we stay at that he didn't help. with tears in her eyes jacqueline peoples describes her friend of eighteen years. he's gonna be lost, cause i can't, i can't just wake up and not see him. 51 year old greg mills died last night in this house fire in the 600 block of west 83rd street. investigators say they know the fire started in the living room--but they don't know why. i didn't want this to happen to him, i didn't want to see him like this. it's an outcome--shrevepor t fire chief fred sanders says they work hard to prevent. he says since 2008 they've introduced several safety programs to help stop fire fatalities in shreveport. it keeps fire safety at the forefront of everyone's minds, and that's what we want to do. programs like free smoke alarms to any resident who calls. we hope that this is the only one for 20-13 and we're gonna do everything that we can to make sure that it is. and for jacqueline peoples this is a tragic end to a long friendship... that's my best friend, and i'm gonna miss him.. since 2008 there have been a total of 14 fire related deaths in shreveport. sanders believes all the programs they use have direclty reduced the amount of fires and fatalities in the city of shreveport....gerry such a sad story...all right rod thanks. sanders says a big part of their fire prevention program starts with area school children in the second grade. students can also receive fire prevention training at the caddo sheriff's safety town. a fire on christmas day is still baffeling investigators on