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Fort Worth staff report panic-alarm installs at childcare sites; cost about $500 each
Summary
Staff told council an initiative to add panic alarms to childcare facilities has completed 11 installations with an estimated installation cost of about $500 per site and that facilities would be responsible for monitoring costs; council asked whether CCPD funds could be used for YMCAs and for targeting high-crime areas.
City staff briefed the council on a safety program that installed panic alarms at local childcare facilities after a 2023 incident prompted a review of security gaps.
The presentation said staff partnered with childcare-associate groups and used CCPD-related funding to install alarms where needed. Staff reported roughly 270 childcare facilities exist in Fort Worth,…
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