Fire marshal tours, praises local facilities and staff
"I wanted to see behind-the-scenes of what all the
Causey and Senior Deputy Commissioner
"We've had a record number of fire deaths this year. We had several deaths in the past week, but since
Taylor said the number of deaths likely was underreported in previous years since statistics were obtained through voluntary reporting to the
"We felt the fire death rate was more than what we knew and now we have true numbers to go across the street to the legislature with and get the funding we need to help with the community risk reduction program and things of that nature," Taylor said.
With Causey's department taking the lead, 90 fire departments across the state in June canvassed more than 4,000 homes, 500 of which did not have a smoke alarm at all and 1,100 that had non-functioning smoke alarms. More than 3,000 fire alarms were installed across the state, including 54 by
"That was a very successful program throughout our city that day," said Deputy Fire Chief
Taylor said the statewide smoke alarm effort garnered nationwide attention and could result in lives saved in the future. Causey toured Wilson's Adventure House, which is next to the fire department headquarters and teaches thousands of children every year about fire and storm safety.
"I've never seen anything like this," Causey exclaimed after the tour. "You've probably got the premier safety house in the whole state."
Causey also met with cadets in the
"I live in
During Causey's visit, he also met with volunteers at the Bakertown fire department on
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