On Monday August 3, the Department hosted a COVID-19 response meeting for the Town which included the Town Administrator, Department Heads, school officials and representatives from Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA). The post analysis critique allowed all departments to discuss lessons learned, identify gaps and make any adjustments to allow us all to be better prepared in the future.
On Thursday August 20, the "Start 'Em Early Foundation" donated two "sensory sacks" to the Franklin Fire Department that contain items meant to calm a nervous person or patient with autism who may be overwhelmed by an emergency situation or the noise and bright lights from first responders' vehicles. They will be assigned to both our ambulances. We are grateful for this generous donation!
On Tuesday August 25, the Department received notification of a grant award from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security. The Office of Grants and Research received our application in July and we were awarded $48,724.96 to purchase Mobile Data Terminals (MDT's) for all our emergency response vehicles. The purchase of this technology will greatly enhance our capabilities with the Metacomet Emergency Communications Center (MECC).
