Community Corner

Fire Dept. Uses Grant to Teach Kitchen Safety, Use of Fire Extinguishers

As part of a $5,000 grant the Manhattan Beach Fire Department recently received, fire staff will hold a kitchen safety presentation for Older Adults on June 20th, said Battalion Chief Ron Laursen. The event will include hands-on training with fire extinguishers.

The community education outreach is enabled by the grant, said Fire Chief Robert Espinosa. The grant was ceremoniously presented to the department and city officlals at the police and fire departments' open house on May 11.

Participants in the city's Older Adults program may attend the June 20th event, set for 11:30 a.m. at the Joslyn Center.


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