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Board asks school department to explain expired fire extinguishers, requests contractor attendance
Summary
The Lowell Board of Health voted to invite School Department representatives and their fire-safety contractor to the next meeting after multiple school inspections found expired fire extinguishers and a failed hood system at several schools.
The Lowell Board of Health asked the School Department to send a representative and the department’s contracted fire-safety company to its next meeting after multiple local schools were found to have expired fire extinguishers and at least one failed hood system.
Board members said the issue matters because expired extinguishers and failed kitchen hoods are routine safety items that should be maintained through the School Department’s contract. A motion asking that School Department representative Mr. Underwood attend the next Board meeting carried after a second; board members also discussed inviting the contractor and reviewing the contract language.
Matthew Sheehan, Development Services staff, reported that several schools —…
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