Crime & Safety
Stratford Awarded Federal Fire Prevention & Safety Grant
The grant will fund a hearing-impaired smoke alarm program for Stratford residents, according to officials.
STRATFORD, CT — The Stratford Fire Marshal’s Office has been awarded a $60,891 Fire Prevention and Safety Grant from FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security, officials announced.
The grant will fund a hearing-impaired smoke alarm program for Stratford residents, according to Assistant Chief/Fire Marshal Robert Daniel.
“The Flash, Shake and Awake program will allow the Fire Marshal office to install special bed shaker smoke alarm devices specifically designed to wake and alert deaf and hearing-impaired individuals of smoke and fire inside the home,” Daniel wrote in a news release.
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For more information, Stratford residents can contact the Stratford Fire Marshal’s Office at 203-385-4073.
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