Fire department teams up with Domino’s to deliver fire safety

When customers in Papillion ordered their Domino's Sunday afternoon, their delivery came with a surprise visit from the Papillion Fire Department and a check on their smoke detectors to ensure their safety. (KETV via CNN Newsource)

PAPILLION, Nebraska -- When customers in Papillion ordered their Domino’s Sunday afternoon, their delivery came with a surprise visit from the Papillion Fire Department and a check on their smoke detectors to ensure their safety.

A normal day in a Domino’s kitchen is filled with sprinkling garlic knots with parmesan, cutting up pizzas into slices, and folding their famous boxes up ready for delivery. But Sunday was no ordinary day for the Domino’s Papillion store.

The pizza chain teamed up with the Papillion Fire Department for Fire Prevention Week, adding a new vehicle to their delivery team. Now following behind their famous delivery cars — marked with the red and blue game piece — was a Papillion fire engine.

“Teamed up with Domino’s Pizza this year to check residents for smoke detectors. If they have working smoke detectors, credit to them — they got a free pizza,” said battalion chief of Papillion Fire Department Brian Oshey.

While employees in the kitchen pressed the dough and laid the toppings, firefighters Brian Oshey and Todd Groose waited for their moment to deliver customers’ orders with a side of safety.

When orders were bagged, it was time for the Papillion Fire Department to roll out, knocking at the door with pizza in hand, ready to check the customer’s smoke alarms.

The delivery resulted in a win-win scenario: working alarms meant free pizza for the customer — a positive day.

Team lead at Domino’s, Jonathan Glynn, is happy he was a part of it.

“I lived in Papillion my whole life, so doing this is really cool,” he said.

Rewarding the community for taking precautions, Oshey said, “We applaud people for taking steps to make sure they’re keeping their family and their home safe.”

The Papillion Fire Department said that if you don’t have a working smoke detector or if you need one replaced, you can contact the mayor’s hotline, and they’ll replace it for you.