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Visitors urge Oak Ridge to adopt SkyBell safety sticker; presenter pledges $1M to train firefighters as EMTs, fire chief support noted
Summary
Representatives from SkyBell presented a reflective safety-sticker program intended to help first responders locate vulnerable residents during emergencies and described a SkyBell Foundation that Dr. Edward Haines said he will seed with $1,000,000 to pay for firefighter EMT training; Oak Ridge's assistant fire chief also reported new apparatus and an installed hydrant.
At the Town of Oak Ridge council meeting, visitors from SkyBell explained a reflective safety-sticker program intended to help first responders identify homes with residents who are elderly or have disabilities. Sarah Lark (speaker 7) described the sticker as a "fully reflective sticker that helps to protect people with disabilities and seniors" and said it is designed to be placed on doors or windows to alert arriving responders.
Dr. Edward Haines…
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