Gardner MA Fire Department Proactive Efforts
Proactive Efforts to Save Lives
The Gardner Fire Department wants to save lives by encouraging the use of working Smoke Detectors which cut your risk of dying in a fire by 50%. They posted this link of a Facebook video showing how fast a fire can spread. CLICK HERE. Here’s another video on YouTube giving Facts about Fire, CLICK HERE. Here’s a link to a page giving more information on Smoke Alarms by the National Fire Protection Association, CLICK HERE. In January 2023, the Gardner Fire Department announced they had received a $4,381 grant for fire education in schools and a $2277 Senior Safe Grant to support fire and life safety education for senior citizens.
Fire Equipment and New Trucks
The Gardner Fire Department will be getting new equipment to complement the new Fire Truck which is expected within the next year (takes a while due to supply chain issues) Chief Lajoy explains the needed equipment during a recent Finance Committee meeting. Listen here to just the Chief’s explanation on any device, CLICK PLAY.