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GARDEN CITY, Kansas (KSN) -- Mike Savoy vividly recalls tucking his daughter Bryn in for bed the night of January 8th. “I asked her for a kiss,” remembers Savoy. “She was mad at me so she said ‘no.’” Normally Savoy would relentlessly tease and torment his 6-year-old girl until she relented. This time he didn’t. “But I wish I would have, you know? It was my last chance,” said Savoy. After playing with his baby Madelyn, Mike wasn’t feeling well and left. He was living apart from his wife, Nichole, but saw his family everyday. He planned to bring them...

Video at the link above. Palo Alto looks to become second Bay Area city to mandate photoelectric technology for smoke alarms in new residential construction, remodels and rental housing when required by State Law. Acting Fire Marshal Gordon Simpkinson is interviewed as National Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 3 through 9) approaches. Ionization smoke alarms often fail to provide adequate warning of smoldering fires, and are far more likely to be disabled by residents due to nuisance alarms. Residents are urged to check existing alarms and replace them if they are ionization type. Any alarm more than 10 years old should...