Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition Expands Stipends to Canadian Fire Departments to Support Home Fire Sprinkler Outreach, Extends Application Deadline for US Fire Department Stipends
The Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) announced they will award C$500 stipends to 20 qualifying Canadian fire departments that demonstrate a plan to share the importance of home fire sprinklers with their community during Home Fire Sprinkler Week (HFSW), which runs from May 16-22. Only departments that are part of HFSC’s BUILT FOR LIFE program are eligible to receive the stipend. The application link is available here, and the deadline is March 31.
Additionally, the deadline for the $300 stipends to American fire departments has been extended to March 10. That application link is available here.
Some options for outreach programs to qualify for the stipend include, but are not limited to, conducting a virtual Home Fire Sprinkler contest, producing a banner or canopy tent to display Home Fire Sprinkler graphics, setting up a monitor in the community to play HSFC educational videos, or building an NFPA 13D display to explain how a home fire sprinkler works. Additional ideas include boosting a Facebook post to reach a larger audience or conducting a virtual Home Fire Sprinkler contest and awarding prizes.
Read the announcement here for more information. To learn more about home fire sprinklers and how to increase the number of homes being built with sprinklers in your community, visit the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition and the Fire Sprinkler Initiative.
