News Nearby: City of Monroe Fire Department Earns Top State Honor

Thursday the City of Monroe Fire Department brought home to Walton County a top state award in fire safety.

According to MFD public information office, the Insurance & Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens presented the department with the 2012 award for  Fire Safety Prevention Program of the Year during the annual Life, Fire & Safety Awards. Each year the State Insurance & Safety Fire Commissioner honors those departments and individuals that have outstanding performance to improve fire safety. The Ceremony was held at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth, GA.

“The individuals we honored today have made a personal effort to improve fire safety for all Georgians,” Hudgens said.

The recognition is due in part to the new Kitchen Fire Simulator the department is now using to educate the public about the dangers of fire in the kitchen. It along with other in depth prevention programs used by the department has reduced the number of fire calls and has led to saving potential lives and property from fire. MFD has made the simulator available to education people in neighborhoods, at schools and churches and other civic organizations.

Captain Jack Armstrong the Fire & Life Safety Officer of the department received the award on behalf of the department.

“Knowing that a little bit of time and money has saved the homes and possible lives of our citizens is what this is all about,” said Armstrong. “It took a combined effort to bring this program together and I hope we can continue to reduce the number of fires in our community through fire prevention.