The Prince
George’s County Fire/Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Department, in cooperation
with other County agencies, participated in an effort to help remove tree trimmings and
bulk trash from a Bladensburg community this morning. The Roger Heights neighborhood suffered a
large amount of tree damage from strong storms that rolled through the
Bladensburg and Riverdale Park areas in July. This effort is part of County Executive
Rushern L. Baker, III Transforming Neighborhoods Initiative (TNI). The TNI focuses on six specific
communities, the overarching goal of the TNI is to achieve and maintain a
thriving economy, great schools, safe neighborhoods and high quality healthcare
by utilizing cross-governmental resources in target neighborhoods that have
significant and unique needs. The TNI focuses on six specific
communities, the overarching goal of the TNI is to achieve and maintain a
thriving economy, great schools, safe neighborhoods and high quality healthcare
by utilizing cross-governmental resources in target neighborhoods that have
significant and unique needs.
Firefighter/Medics
from the Riverdale Heights Fire/EMS Station 813 and Battalion Chief Doubleday
joined County Council Chair Andrea Harrison, other members of the Roger Heights
TNI committee, the Police Department, Department of Public Works and
Transportation and the Department of Environmental Resources to accomplish this
effort.
The group
canvassed streets collecting piles of tree trimmings and bulk trash. Firefighters also checked with residents about
smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors and made arrangements to return to
install these life saving devices.
Mark E. Brady
PGFD PIO
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