Enterprise Fire Department receives thousands in grant

ENTERPRISE, Ala (WDHN) — An $11,000 grant has been awarded to the Enterprise Fire Department from the Alabama Power Foundation to buy materials for fire prevention and safety education.

The grant was presented to Enterprise Fire Chief Christopher Davis by a spokesperson from the foundation on Thursday.

“Simply put, this grant has the ability to help us save lives,” Chief Christopher Davis said. “Anytime we can reach both children and adults to improve their fire safety knowledge, and get them excited about it, that’s a win. This grant allows us to create memorable training experiences for our citizens.”

The funds will be used to buy an inflatable fire safety training house with a realistic setting and updated technology. This will be used to give examples of fire behavior, protection, and escape in a safe setting.

According to the City of Enterprise, the EFD’s last fire trainer deteriorated and could not be used. This forced Enterprise Firefighters to learn through lectures instead of hands-on training.

The inflatable training house will be taken to school visits, local festivals, and other community events.

“While the presence of our firefighters and fire trucks does create some excitement, this inflatable fire safety house creates a fun, bouncy-house-like atmosphere where visitors can enter a four-room setting simulating a living room, bedroom and other areas of a home. They will have visual learning on topics like burning candles in the home, cooking safely, smoke alarms, space heater safety,” said Davis.

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