Mass. fire department awarded $625K grant

Lynn Journal

LYNN, Mass. — The Lynn Fire Department has received two Assistance to Firefighter Grants (AFG) totaling more than $625,000 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and FEMA.

The first grant, $295,388, will be used for a community fire-education program that will start in September. Money from the grant will be used to purchase smoke detectors, which will be installed by the fire department in eligible residences throughout the city.

“We want all our residents to learn to be safe from fire,” said Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy. “Together, we can protect our families, neighbors and firefighters.”

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