 Fire Weather Watch in Berkshire CountyGusts could be up to 35 miles per hour. State Announces Nearly $2M in Fire Education GrantsThis year's awards will provide $1,103,488 in S.A.F.E. funding for 262 fire departments; $562,194 in Senior SAFE funding for 265 fire departments; and $252,783 for regional trailer props used by multiple fire departments to teach and demonstrate fire safety skills. Every department that applied for a grant received funding. Fire Prevention Week: 'Fire Wont Wait. Plan Your Escape'Fire Prevention Week is observed annually in the week that contains Oct. 9 – the date on which Great Chicago Fire of 1871 caused most devastation. The National Fire Protection Association has sponsored and promoted Fire Prevention Week annually since 1922, making it the longest-running public health observance on record. |
