An Order to authorize the Mayor to accept and expend two grants from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) Department of Fire Services (DFS) for the FY25 Student Awareness of Fire Education (SAFE) program in the amount of $5,699.88 and the Senior SAFE grant program in the amount of $2,399.26.

The City of Amesbury approves accepting two grants from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (DFS) for the FY25 Student Awareness of Fire Education (SAFE) program and the Senior SAFE program. The SAFE program provides age-appropriate fire-safety education for students, expanding in complexity by grade level, while Senior SAFE delivers fire, carbon monoxide, and fall-prevention education to older adults, often at senior centers or through home visits. The funds support trained firefighter-educators and may cover services such as smoke and CO alarm replacement; the programs aim to reduce fire-related injuries and fatalities.