S.A.F.E. & Senior S.A.F.E. Program

The Student Awareness of Fire Education (SAFE) program provides grants to local fire departments to teach fire and life safety to children in schools. The program teaches students to recognize the dangers of fire and the fire hazards of tobacco products through 23 key fire safety behaviors taught in developmentally appropriate ways. Fire and life safety is easy to combine with math, science, language arts and health or physical education lessons, making it easy to collaborate with school teachers. Since the SAFE program began in 1996, child fire deaths have dropped significantly in Massachusetts.  In 2021, Massachusetts marked two and a half years without a child fire fatality, the longest period in the Commonwealth's recorded history.

SAFE is one of two fire and life safety education grant programs available to Massachusetts fire departments. The second program is Senior SAFE, which aims to reduce older adult fire deaths through fire and life safety education.

Douglas was awarded grant funding in 2025 to continue these valuable programs!

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For older adults (>65 years), we can come to your home for a home safety visit. During this visit, we can test your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, assist with the installation of new alarms (if indicated), and discuss other ways to make your home safe depending on your individual needs. Please reach out to us at 508-476-2267 to schedule a free home safety visit.

Policy for Free of Charge Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Installations

We also regularly visit the Douglas Adult Social Center and work closely with their director, Patrice Rousseau.