DAPHNE, Ala. — The Daphne Fire Department will give away about $1,200 worth of smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, thanks to a grant it received.

The Daphne Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse had given a $1,200 grant for its Lowe’s Heroes initiative — which was to provide 250 smoke detectors and 30 carbon monoxide detectors to the city’s fire department, according to the store’s employees. Lowe’s Heroes is a project in which the store’s employees volunteer time to address safety concerns within their communities.

The Daphne store helped the fire department by supplying smoke and carbon monoxide detectors with batteries included, Tom Walker, Daphne Fire Department public information officer, said. Employees and firefighters will install the devices in local homes starting in February.

“We at Lowe’s are thrilled to be a partner with Daphne Fire Department to help our community become a better, safer place to live,” Nicki Benton, store manager, said.

“Residents should have smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in their homes to protect their lives,” Walker said. “We want people to be safe, so we’re equipping them with the tools to be safe.”

Smoke detectors increase the chance of escaping a fire without death or serious injury by 80 percent, according to officials.

Both devices save lives by detecting the agent either smoke or carbon monoxide, Walker said. Upon activation, they send out a loud, distinct signal.

Carbon monoxide is especially dangerous because, unlike smoke, it is colorless and odorless, he said. People with gas appliances are subject to carbon monoxide poisoning because it often escapes from a gas line.

“People become nauseated and very weak,” he said. “They never realize what’s affecting them.”

Workers plan to distribute the devices in the Daphmont subdivision of Olde Towne Daphne where there are older homes that lack proper detectors. The subdivision recently had two fatalities resulting from house fires, and three carbon monoxide patients, Walker said.

“We plan to start there because of the recent injuries,” he said.

Anyone who needs protective equipment and installation can call the Daphne Fire Department at 621-2836 or the Daphne Fire Prevention Bureau at 621-2815.