{"id":94461,"date":"2019-08-08T13:05:16","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T17:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=94461"},"modified":"2019-08-08T13:05:16","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T17:05:16","slug":"allentown-awarded-fire-prevention-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=94461","title":{"rendered":"ALLENTOWN AWARDED FIRE PREVENTION GRANT"},"content":{"rendered":" <\/p>\n
The Allentown Fire Department is in receipt of a nearly $3,000 fire prevention grant from FM Global, one of the world\u2019s largest commercial property insurers.<\/p>\n
FM Global representatives presented the award yesterday to interim Chief Jim Wehr and Deputy Chief Efrain Agosto. It will be used to assist with fire investigations to help fire investigators more efficiently investigate and determine the cause of a fire through the purchase of iPads and software for department fire marshals.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are very grateful to FM Global for the grant award,\u201d said Chief Wehr.\u00a0 \u201cEquipment is a vital part of maintaining an efficient fire department right down to the little things out in the field and the software that saves time in record-keeping in the office.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAt FM Global, we strongly believe the majority of property damage is preventable, not inevitable,\u201d said Michael Spaziani, assistant vice president \u2013 manager of the fire prevention grant program. \u201cFar too often, inadequate budgets prevent those organizations working to prevent fire from being as proactive as they would like to be. With additional financial support, grant recipients are actively helping to improve property risk in the communities they serve.\u201d<\/p>\n
Through its Fire Prevention Grant Program, FM Global awards grants to fire departments\u2014as well as national, state, regional, local and community organizations worldwide\u2014that best demonstrate a need for funding, where dollars can have the most demonstrable impact on preventing fire or mitigating the damage it can quickly cause.<\/p>\n
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Information provided to TVL by:
\nMike Moore
\nCommunications Manager
\nMayor’s Office
\n435 Hamilton Street
\nAllentown, PA 18101
\nMike.Moore@allentownpa.gov
\nhttp:\/\/www.AllentownPA.gov<\/p>\n
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