UTC to Donate $50k for Avon/Farmington Fire Training Facility

UTC Building and Industrial Systems has donated $20,000 and pledged an additional $30,000 to help support the Farmington/Avon fire training facility.

“Currently, the nearest available live fire training facility is located at the Connecticut Fire Academy in Windsor Locks,” said Jamie DiPace, retired chief and fire training facility fundraising co-chairman, Avon Volunteer Fire Department. “Our goal is to provide a local facility for fire training where volunteers can work in a realistic setting to improve skill level and safety for firefighters and residents.”

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The UTC donation is a combination of cash and Kidde fire safety equipment.

“These firefighters are our neighbors, and they put their lives on the line to protect us and our families,” said Jim Ward, president, Kidde. “When we think about improving the communities in which we work and live, I can’t think of a better way than to help ensure the safety of these men and women and the people they serve.”

Construction of the fire training facility is expected to be completed in 2015. For more information about the training facility, visit www.avonvfd.org or www.Farmington-CT.org.

Image via Avon Fire Department

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