Calif. firefighters receive $33K grant for better equipment

Fort Mill Times

BURBANK, Calif. — Burbank residents and firefighters will be safer thanks to another grant awarded by DeWitt Stern and Fireman's Fund Insurance Company. The $15,000 grant allows the Burbank Fire Department to purchase new radios, enabling firefighters to better communicate with each other — and with other responding agencies — at the scene of an emergency.

When firefighters can clearly articulate instructions and commands, the community is better served. In addition, this grant helps improve firefighter safety, as poor communication is one of the leading causes of firefighter injuries and deaths.

Burbank Fire Department officials, firefighters, and executives from DeWitt Stern and Fireman’s Fund will come together for a special public event where the grant will be presented and the equipment will be demonstrated.

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