Manson Fire District 5 received word that they will be awarded a smoke alarm grant that will purchase smoke detectors for firefighters to install in more than 150 homes throughout the community this spring.

 

The crusade is part of a grant through the Washington State Fire Marshal’s Office and is part of a Federal Initiative as part of their Preventive and Safety Program.

 

Manson Chief Arnold Baker, tells KOZI that they were one of five departments statewide to participate in the grant program- and by far the smallest.

 

Nearly two thirds of home fire deaths are a result of fires in homes without a working smoke alarm- that’s a number the State Fire Marshal’s Office hopes to improve with Free Smoke Alarm Installation Programs like the one in Manson.

 

Manson Fire District 5 will begin contacting target residents next month before offering the program community wide.

 

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