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LFR gets grant to buy smoke alarms for the deaf or hard of hearing
A recent federal grant will help Lincoln Fire and Rescue outfit hundreds of homes and apartments with smoke alarms this year.
And thanks to that $126,344 grant, LFR is spearheading an additional effort to provide fire detection and alert systems to people with hearing disabilities.
On Aug. 21 and Oct. 2, LFR staff and hundreds of volunteers will install smoke alarms in apartments and houses south of the State Capitol, Capt. Jeff Hatcher said.
It will be a larger-scale effort that mirrors one last September, when volunteers went door-to-door and installed 390 smoke alarms in a high-risk fire area.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency and Department of Homeland Security are funding $101,068 of the fire prevention and safety project.
Hatcher said some of the funds have been used to buy smoke alarms with strobe lighting and bedside smoke alarms, which include a pulsing device about the size of a computer mouse that tucks inside a pillow.
Hatcher said the package of alarms will be given based on need and would cost about $700 if purchased privately.
Now, LFR is looking for Lincoln residents who are deaf or hard of hearing and don't have adequate fire detection systems.
As of Monday, LFR had gotten 26 calls about the smoke alarms, said Colleen Malotky at LFR.
To request equipment, call her at 402-441-8361.
A recent federal grant will help Lincoln Fire and Rescue outfit hundreds of homes and apartments with smoke alarms this year.
And thanks to that $126,344 grant, LFR is spearheading an additional effort to provide fire detection and alert systems to people with hearing disabilities.
On Aug. 21 and Oct. 2, LFR staff and hundreds of volunteers will install smoke alarms in apartments and houses south of the State Capitol, Capt. Jeff Hatcher said.
It will be a larger-scale effort that mirrors one last September, when volunteers went door-to-door and installed 390 smoke alarms in a high-risk fire area.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency and Department of Homeland Security are funding $101,068 of the fire prevention and safety project.
Hatcher said some of the funds have been used to buy smoke alarms with strobe lighting and bedside smoke alarms, which include a pulsing device about the size of a computer mouse that tucks inside a pillow.
Hatcher said the package of alarms will be given based on need and would cost about $700 if purchased privately.
Now, LFR is looking for Lincoln residents who are deaf or hard of hearing and don't have adequate fire detection systems.
As of Monday, LFR had gotten 26 calls about the smoke alarms, said Colleen Malotky at LFR.
To request equipment, call her at 402-441-8361.