21 NH Communities To Receive FEMA Fire Prevention Grants

FRANKLIN, NH — Tomorrow, the New Hampshire State Fire Marshal will announce a new program available for owner-occupied homes with children and/or older adults in 21 Granite State communities. The program – Get Alarmed New Hampshire – will distribute FEMA Fire Prevention and Safety Grants to Concord and Nashua as well as 20 other communities around the state. J. William Degnan, the state fire marshal, recommended that everyone have a comprehensive fire protection plan that includes maintaining smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms, residential sprinklers, and planning and practicing a home fire escape plan.

“Smoke alarms and CO alarms save lives,” he said. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Concord NH Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

The Red Cross is also helping with the effort.

The city of Franklin's fire department is taking full advantage of this grant program, according to Degnan.

“This program will enhance the Senior Safety Day we organize every October, taking our program to the next level. We are pleased to be given the opportunity to fully alarm these homes by including carbon monoxide alarms,” Chief LaChapelle said in a statement.

The event will kick off Wednesday in Franklin.

Other communities that are eligible include Antrim, Berlin, Claremont, Dover, Franklin, Greenville, Haverhill, Keene, Laconia, Lebanon, Manchester, New Castle, Pittsfield, Rindge, Rochester, Somersworth, Stratford, Troy, and Walpole, according to the state fire marshal’s office.

For more information, call 866-989-3771 or 603-223-4243.