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    The smoke alarms will be used as aggressive community outreach by firefighters continues in response to the County's third senior citizen fire fatality of the year. This most recent fatality marks the third fire fatality this year in Montgomery County involving a senior citizen in which there were NO working smoke alarms in the house. "Based on today's challenging budgets, this donation comes at a critical time and will fill a very important need in the community," said chief Richard Bowers.

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    The smoke alarms will be used as aggressive community outreach by firefighters continues in response to the County's third senior citizen fire fatality of the year. This most recent fatality marks the third fire fatality this year in Montgomery County involving a senior citizen in which there were NO working smoke alarms in the house. "Based on today's challenging budgets, this donation comes at a critical time and will fill a very important need in the community," said chief Richard Bowers.

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    Advisory PEPCO122011

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    Montgomery County (MD) Fire and Rescue
    The smoke alarms will be used as aggressive community outreach by firefighters continues in response to the County's third senior citizen fire fatality of the year. This most recent fatality marks the third fire fatality this year in Montgomery County involving a senior citizen in which there were NO working smoke alarms in the house. "Based on today's challenging budgets, this donation comes at a critical time and will fill a very important need in the community," said chief Richard Bowers.

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    Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service

    An Internationally Accredited Public Safety Agency

    NEWS ADVISORY
    Richard Bowers, Fire Chief Executive Office Building, 101 Monroe Street, 12th Floor, Rockville, Maryland Assistant Chief Scott Graham, Public Information Officer Phone: 301-503-6113 Media line 240.777.2442 IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 13, 2011

    Pepco Donates Smoke Alarms to Fire Department


    Tragic Incident Highlights the Importance of Working Smoke Alarms Wednesday, December 14, 2011 12:00 noon Germantown-Kingsview Fire Station #22 18910 Germantown Road (117 and 118) Germantown, Maryland Montgomery County Fire Chief Richard Bowers will accept a generous donation of smoke alarms from Pepco officials on Wednesday, December 14th. The smoke alarms will be used as aggressive community outreach by firefighters continues in response to the Countys third senior citizen fire fatality of the year. Over the weekend, the victim from a December 7th fire died as a result of complications from burn injuries sustained in a house fire in Takoma Park, Maryland. This most recent fatality marks the third fire fatality this year in Montgomery County involving a senior citizen in which there were NO working smoke alarms in the house. Pepcos Emergency Services Partnership Program has donated smoke alarms to the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service for several years as part of their long-standing commitment to public safety, said Chief Richard Bowers. Based on todays challenging budgets, this donation comes at a critical time and will fill a very important need in the community. All of us at Pepco are very proud of the excellent working relationship we have with our first responders throughout the service territory. These smoke alarms are just another way for Pepco to support the life saving work that the dedicated men and women of the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service perform every day, said Jerry Pasternak, VP Pepco Region - Maryland. With cold weather arriving, working smoke alarms provide vital, early warning of fire or smoke conditions and are truly life-saving. We are proud to partner with PEPCO and their generous donation will continue to have significant impact in keeping residents safe and saving lives, said Chief Bowers. ###

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