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Clovis approves installation of safe‑haven baby box at Fire Station 2; city to cover estimated initial costs
Summary
The commission approved installing a safe‑haven baby box at Fire Station 2 after multi‑agency talks. Estimated startup costs are partially covered by a county $10,000 grant; staff said remaining construction and annual monitoring costs will be city‑funded from reserves.
The Clovis City Commission on Sept. 11 approved installing a safe‑haven baby box at Fire Station 2 to provide an anonymous, immediate option for someone who needs to surrender an infant safely.
Councilors and fire officials said the device complements the existing practice that all fire stations, the police department and the hospital act as safe havens but adds a discrete, monitored option when crews are not at the station. Mayor Pro Tem Bryant said the box is meant to ensure “no child is…
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