City of Gardner MA Fire Department Receives Equipment and Safety Grants
Gardner City Hall announced that the following were received: $19,000 to replace all hoses and nozzles on the 1988-1991 Fire Trucks which according to safety standards should have been replaced 20 years ago, over $4,000 to assist with fire education in schools, and over $2,000 to support fire and life safety education for senior citizens in the community.
Regarding fire education in schools, Gardner Fire Chief Greg Lagoy stated, ““This program was started in 1996 and has been very successful reducing the number of child fire fatalities in the State…Gardner Firefighters trained as instructors teach students to recognize the danger of fires through both school and community-based programs.”
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