MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – South Lake County Fire Protection District has received a grant to assist with data gathering and planning.
FM Global, an engineering-driven specialty insurer focused on commercial property protection, awarded the district $2,800, which will be used with pre-fire planning to efficiently collect and track data related to local community buildings.
The project has been in the works for more than a year. The district reported than the grant is a huge step forward toward the ultimate goal of having an Android-based tablet in all emergency response equipment.
The data gathered from these devices will assist firefighters in making safe and effective tactical decisions on fires, the district reported.
Because fire continues to be the leading cause of property damage worldwide, during the past 35 years FM Global has contributed millions of dollars in fire prevention grants to fire service organizations around the globe. Locally, the company has awarded grants to a number of California-based organizations.
“At FM Global, we strongly believe the majority of property damage is preventable, not inevitable,” said Michael Spaziani, manager of the fire prevention grant program. “Far too often, inadequate budgets prevent those organizations working to prevent fire from being as proactive as they would like to be. With additional financial support, grant recipients are actively helping to improve property risk in the communities they serve.”
Through its Fire Prevention Grant Program, FM Global awards grants quarterly to fire departments -- as well as national, state, regional, local and community organizations worldwide – that best demonstrate a need for funding, where dollars can have the most demonstrable impact on preventing fire, or mitigating the damage it can quickly cause.
To learn more about FM Global’s Fire Prevention Grant Program, or to apply for a grant, please visit www.fmglobal.com/grants .