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NFPA honors Washington fire district for smoke detector plan

Jun 1, 2003 12:00 PM

Lacey (Wash.) Fire District 3 and the Lacey Sunsetters Kiwanis Club are the winners of the 2003 Rolf H. Jensen Partners in Public Education Award from the NFPA for their successful Smoke Detector Check-up Campaign.

The Jensen Award recognizes an outstanding collaboration between a fire service and a private-sector group in implementing a fire-safety education program.

Since 1993, Lacey Fire District 3 and the Lacey Sunsetters Kiwanis Club have teamed up for a door-to-door campaign checking for smoke alarms and distributing related literature.

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Mutual Aid is a blog of news and views from FIRE CHIEF staff and industry experts — a virtual conversation about the issues important to you as a fire service leader.

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