OTTAWA — The Ottawa Fire Department has received a Life Safety Achievement Award for its fire prevention efforts from the National Association of State Fire Marshals. The award recognizes fire departments for programs that have been proven to save lives year after year. The Ottawa Fire Department is one of 160 fire departments across the U.S. to receive the award this year for recording zero fire deaths in 2016 or reducing fire deaths by at least 10 percent during the year. In addition, award recipients documented active and effective fire prevention programs as well as a clear commitment to reducing the number of house fires in the community. Residential fires in the U.S. account for only 20 percent of all fires but result in 80 percent of all fire deaths.
Monday, Sept. 18, 4 p.m.
