*****PRESS RELEASE*****
CITY OF BRENTWOOD
FIRE AND RESCUE
From: Chief Brian Goss
Date: July 30, 2014
Subject: Press Release: Fire Safety House
THE BRENTWOOD FIRE & RESCUE DEPARTMENT TAKES
DELIVERY OF
NEW FIRE
SAFETY HOUSE!
The Brentwood Fire & Rescue
Department has taken delivery of a new Fire Safety House (FSH) educational
trailer that will be made available for school presentations beginning with
this year’s Fire Prevention Month activities in October.
The former fire safety house had consistently
been the most popular and highly requested fire prevention/education program we
offer. Since its purchase in 1995, the
FSH had been used to conduct over 500 educational events serving nearly 30,000
children and adults across Williamson County.
However, frequent mechanical problems, ongoing electrical issues, and
outdated technology forced the department to park the trailer late last year.
In January of 2013, the Brentwood
City Commission authorized a grant application to the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) under the Fire Prevention and Safety Grant Program for
the purchase of a new fire safety house.
On June 21, 2013, the fire & rescue department received notification
from FEMA that our grant application had been approved at a total project cost
of $46,966.00. The grant was awarded on
a 90%-10% basis meaning the total cost to the City came to $4,696.60 while FEMA
provided $42,269.40. Graphics work was provided
by Music City Customs in Brentwood.
The unit is custom built with the
latest in FSH technology such as warming interior doors to teach children to
feel for heat before opening, sprinkler head props, a fireplace prop, and a
stove-top cooking fire prop. This unit
also contains unique features for those with disabilities including a bed
shaker and special smoke alarm for the hearing and visually impaired. For the first time ever, an ADA compliant
floor plan and integrated wheelchair ramp will provide all-inclusive access to
children confined to wheelchairs.
The fire & rescue department
is extremely excited about this new training vehicle. We look forward to providing fire safety and
prevention education to tens of thousands more in the years to come.