Noting That a Residential Fire Safety Program Should Be Implemented in Town
To the Editor:
I was both surprised and disappointed to learn that Princeton has no residential fire safety support services available to the community.
In a town that spends hundreds of thousands on consultants and unnecessary street renovations, to not have any community-wide fire safety services in place is embarrassing and unacceptable.
At the very least I’m certain the community would benefit from a periodic smoke/carbon monoxide detector inspection and replacement program. I was informed that such a program did exist at one time but was simply abandoned when the person doing the inspections retired.
In addition the town should implement a fire extinguisher re-pressurizing service and/or a fire extinguisher exchange and disposal service. How many homeowners are completely unaware that the fire extinguisher in their pantry may very likely be dead and thus worthless when called upon in an emergency?
I’m not a fire safety expert, but I would imagine that there are additional services and programs that would further benefit the community.
I would strongly encourage every Princeton resident to reach out to our elected officials and request that a residential fire safety program be implemented immediately.