Madison County Fire Department to Bolster
Fire Prevention Efforts with FM Global Grant
JACKSON, Tenn.—The Madison County Fire Department has received a US $2,500
fire prevention grant from FM Global, one of the world’s largest commercial property
insurers. FM Global representatives presented the award to Madison County Fire Mashal
Don Friddle. The award will go toward the purchase of wireless IPads which will be used
to help the Fire Department with prefire planning. The new equipment will assist fire
officials in the efficient collection and tracking of data as it relates to local community
buildings. The use of up to date and easily accessible data will help the fire department
make well informed tactical decisions when responding to an emergency situation.
Because fire continues to be the leading cause of property damage worldwide, during the
past 40 years FM Global has contributed millions of dollars in fire prevention grants to
fire service organizations around the globe. Locally, the company has awarded grants to a
number of Tennessee-based organizations.
“At FM Global, we strongly believe the majority of property damage is preventable, not
inevitable,” said Michael Spaziani, assistant vice president – manager of the fire
prevention grant program. “Far too often, inadequate budgets prevent those organizations
working to prevent fire from being as proactive as they would like to be. With additional
financial support, grant recipients are actively helping to improve property risk in the
communities they serve.”
Through its Fire Prevention Grant Program, FM Global awards grants to fire
departments—as well as national, state, regional, local and community organizations
worldwide—that best demonstrate a need for funding, where dollars can have the most
demonstrable impact on preventing fire, or mitigating the damage it can quickly cause.
Established nearly 200 years ago, FM Global is a mutual insurance company whose
capital, scientific research capability and engineering expertise are solely dedicated to
property risk management and the resilience of its client-owners. These owners, who
share the belief that the majority of property loss is preventable, represent many of the
world’s largest organizations, including one of every three Fortune 500 companies. They
work with FM Global to better understand the hazards that can impact their business
continuity in order to make cost-effective risk management decisions, combining
property loss prevention with insurance protection.
