Foxborough Fire Gets State Grant For Safety Education Programs

FOXBOROUGH, MA — The Foxborough Fire Department was awarded a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services to continue its fire education and prevention programs in 2021.

The department received $5,281 for the Student Awareness of Fire Education (S.A.F.E.) Program and $2,680 for the Senior SAFE Program.

The funding for the Foxborough Fire Department's two safety programs will allow for specially trained fire educators to give students and seniors lessons on fire safety while meeting the requirements of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's Health Curriculum Frameworks and the Department of Fire Services Curriculum Planning Guidebook

According to the state's Department of Fire Services, the number of children who died in fires in Massachusetts each year has dropped by 78 percent since the launch of the SAFE Program.