Georgetown City Fire Department
Georgetown, South Carolina

(October 1st, 2006) - For the eighth consecutive year, the Georgetown City Fire Department has garnered the Life Safety Achievement Award from the Residential Fire Safety Institute.  The award recognizes the department's Public Fire Safety Education program and the Department zero fire death rate during 2005.

"This carries a strong message", says Fire Chief Joey Tanner, "it says the work our folks are doing to get out the fire safety message, is working.  We spend hundreds of hours a year working with groups, clubs, churches, civic organizations, local governments and all of our area schools."

"It's great to see these programs are working and it's a real honor to those who do all the work, the fire fighters and officers of the department"

The department first earned the award in 1998 and has each year since.  The Award is presented by the Residential Fire Safety Institute.  In making the announcement, RFSI director Roy L. Marshall said "Experience tells us that fire prevention activity and public education can significantly reduce life and property loss from residential fires.  Prevention and education are very cost effective compared to the traditional approach of relying on fire suppression.  The Achievement award recognizes fire department for their fire prevention efforts and encourages them to continually improve those efforts"

According to RFSI Georgetown is one of 769 fire departments in the United States, Canada, Italy, Japan and Greece to receive the 2005 award.

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