Pharr expands SAFER homes program to assist elderly and disabled residents
Sep 9, 2026
Pharr staff detailed SAFER homes (Safety Awareness, Fire Prevention and Emergency Readiness), a program pairing health and fire departments with nonprofits to make homes safer and ADA-compliant. Staff recounted a July response that helped a vulnerable couple after a vehicle struck their residence.
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City staff described the SAFER homes program, which coordinates the health and fire departments with nonprofit partners to improve accessibility and emergency readiness for elderly and disabled residents.
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