$113,500 Federal Grant Is for Firefighter Safety
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From Times Staff Reports
The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Fire Administration have awarded a $113,500 grant to the Orange Fire Department to improve staff safety.
The department is contributing $48,600 and plans an employee fitness program to reduce on-the-job heart attacks. The department also will buy at least three thermal-imaging cameras to help find firefighters inside burning buildings more easily.
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