December 21, 2008

Free smoke-alarm program to continue  12/21/08 12:01 AM

Dinwiddie County fire officials will continue to give away free smoke detectors as part of a state grant the county received that ends this month. The Virginia Department of Health awarded Dinwiddie a “Get Alarmed, Virginia!“ grant of $41,000 to pay for 3,000 detectors, tools to install them and fire-safety literature for the public. The program has allowed fire officials and volunteers this year to conduct a fire-safety educational campaign in schools, buy safety advertising and distribute fire-escape plans.

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