The City of Noblesville Fire Department has received a $1,897 fire prevention grant from FM Global, one of the world’s largest commercial property insurers.
FM Global representatives presented the award to Division Chief Rick Russell and Prevention Officer Todd Estes at the Noblesville Public Safety Building at 135 S. Ninth St., Noblesville.
The award will be used to assist with fire prevention activities in the community, and to help educate the community and reduce the number of fires.
Because fire continues to be the leading cause of property damage worldwide, during the past 35 years FM Global has contributed millions of dollars in fire prevention grants to fire service organizations around the globe. Locally, the company has awarded grants to a number of Indiana-based organizations.
“At FM Global, we strongly believe the majority of property damage is preventable, not inevitable,” said Michael Spaziani, manager of the fire prevention grant program. “Far too often, inadequate budgets prevent those organizations working to prevent fire from being as proactive as they would like to be.”
Through the program, FM Global awards grants quarterly to fire departments that best demonstrate a need for funding, where dollars can have the most demonstrable impact on preventing fire, or mitigating the damage it can quickly cause.
To learn more about FM Global’s Fire Prevention Grant Program, or to apply for a grant, please visit www.fmglobal.com/grants.
