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Pender County fire marshal highlights preventive programs and smoke alarm canvassing in Fire Prevention Month presentation
Summary
Deputy Fire Marshal Townsend Link on Oct. 20 told the Pender County Board of Commissioners about an expanded slate of proactive fire‑prevention programs — from smoke‑alarm installations and car‑seat drives to a new inflatable Fire Prevention House — aimed at reducing fires and other risks before emergencies occur.
Deputy Fire Marshal Townsend Link briefed the Board of Commissioners Oct. 20 on the Pender County Fire Marshal’s Office community‑risk‑reduction and fire‑prevention programs, describing a data‑driven approach aimed at preventing fires and other emergencies rather than reacting to them.
Link outlined the office’s four pillars — investigation, prevention, inspection and education — and summarized a suite of targeted programs. Highlights included smoke‑alarm canvassing and installations focused on high‑risk areas;…
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