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🌱 Patch AM: How Monroe firefighters are turning Fire Prevention Month into action

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  • How Monroe firefighters are turning Fire Prevention Month into action

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  • Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 69 and low of 56 degrees.
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📰 News we're reading

• Monroe fire officials share safety tips to ring in Fire Prevention Month (themonroesun.com) — Monroe fire officials are using Fire Prevention Month to push residents to check smoke alarms, plan escape routes, and review key safety habits after a recent fatal house fire. Volunteer firefighters and the fire marshal will visit Monroe elementary schools and daycares, while a new poster contest invites Monroe students in grades K-8 to compete for prizes and a firehouse tour.
   

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