MEDIA CONTACT: Mark E. Brady, Chief Spokesperson, 240-508-7930
mebrady@co.pg.md.us @PGFDPIO
The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) knows the
value of working 10-year smoke alarms.
Not only do smoke alarms provide an early warning to home occupants of a
fire, they also allow for a faster notification to the Fire Department. The sooner firefighters can arrive and
extinguish a home fire the better the chances that no one will be injured or
killed. While the NFFF honors our fallen
firefighters they also do their very best to prevent Line of Duty Deaths.
Baltimore Gas & Electric annually donates thousands of
dollars to local charities through their “Emergency Response and Safety
Grants.” This year the National Fallen
Firefighters Foundation was awarded a BG&E Grant to purchase smoke alarms
to be distributed to Anne Arundel and Prince George’s County Fire
Departments. The two departments have
programs where firefighters will install these smoke alarms in homes free of
charge.
The NFFF has established a special relationship with KIDDE,
a leading manufacturer of smoke alarms, to allow for discounted pricing and
donated alarms. The combination of a
BG&E Grant and KIDDE’s generosity means that Anne Arundel and Prince
George’s County will have additional 10-year smoke alarms to distribute, free
of charge, to their residents, courtesy of the NFFF.
All of the organizations mentioned above will gather to
announce the Grant amount and number of smoke alarms to be distributed.
WHAT: Press
Conference Announcing Grant to be used for purchase of smoke alarms
WHEN: Tuesday,
April 19, 2016 at 10:00 am
WHERE: Northview
Fire/EMS Station, 14901 Health Center Drive, Bowie, MD
WHO:
Ronald
J. Siarnicki, Executive Director, National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
Stephen
J. Woerner, President and COO, Baltimore
Gas and Electric
Marc
S. Bashoor, Fire Chief, Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department
Allan
Graves, Fire Chief, Anne Arundel County Fire Department
Neal
Zipser, Community Affairs Manager, KIDDE
Plenty of photo ops and interviews available.
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