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Clinton Fire Department To Begin Yearly Door-To-Door Campaign

If you get a knock at your door in the next few weeks and a firefighter is standing on your porch, don't be alarmed, your house probably isn't on fire.
 
The Clinton Fire Department will be out starting this week to begin their yearly collection for funds to raise money for needed equipment. Assistant Fire Chief Jason Karr indicates at some point, each firefighter will be hitting community streets for their annual effort.
 
 
The fire department this year is raising funds for a thermo-imaging camera. Karr indicates they come in very useful in the past and allow them to see through smoke during fires and he feels it doesn't take long for one of them to pay for themselves.
 
 
Karr indicates their drive bridges the gap between an ever tightening city budget and their financial position to purchase necessary equipment.
 
 
Karr says the purpose of going door-to-door is not only to seek out money for their department, but he hopes his crews will be engaging with residents about topics like smoke detectors and fire safety plans. He explains if a family or homeowner indicates they do not have a smoke detector, they will get one to them that night.
 
The collections will start this Thursday. Karr indicates they will be out between 6 pm and 8 pm over the next several weeks between Tuesday and Thursday. 

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