Middleboro fire receives grants to boost fire safety education

MIDDLEBORO -- The Middleboro Fire Department has received two state grants to help deliver fire safety education to students and seniors.

The department received $3,913.84 for the Student Awareness of Fire Education (SAFE) program. This program sends specially trained firefighter-educators into schools to deliver clear, consistent lessons to young people.

Middleboro also received $1,659.70 to support the Senior SAFE program, which delivers fire safety information to older adults through senior centers, councils on aging and home visits.

The state awarded nearly $2 million in grants to departments across the state to support these education programs