FEMA grant to boost home fire prevention in VancouverSubscriber Exclusive

$207,000 to go toward fire marshal's Project Home Safe

By Carlos Fuentes, Columbian staff writer

Published: September 2, 2023, 6:03am

Pete Adams of the Vancouver Fire Department works at the scene July 28, 2022, as firefighters respond to a two-alarm fire at the Birchwood Lane Apartments. The blaze was contained to one downstairs unit, and no injuries were reported. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is giving the Vancouver Fire Marshal’s Office $207,000 to support its home fire-prevention program.

The Vancouver Fire Marshal’s Office will spend the money on Project Home Safe, in which deputy fire marshals and volunteers go door to door and show residents at-home fire-prevention strategies.

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