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Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/Division of Fire
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Apply and Acceptance Grant/Donation
Gift: $10,000.00 in Cash/Check/Direct Deposit
Purpose: To support ongoing fire safety education in the City of Newark
Entity Name: The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Entity Address: One Hartford Plaza T-16, Hartford, Connecticut 06155
Grant Amount: $10,000.00
Funding Source: The Hartford/Junior Fire Marshal Program
Total Project Cost: $10,000.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: N/A
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
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WHEREAS, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (hereinafter "The Hartford") created a Home Fire Index (hereinafter "Index") that ranks cities with the highest home fire risk based upon information from the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS). The City of Newark ranks 24th on The Hartford's Index, placing Newark among cities with the highest home fire risk; and
WHEREAS, The Hartford created the Junior Fire Marshal (JFM) program to teach children the basics of fire prevention and safety. To accomplish its goals, the JFM offers grants to cities with the highest risk of home fires in an effort to help those cities reduce the risk of home fires through education and fire safety measures. The JFM has offered the City of Newark, Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire (hereinafter "Newark Fire Division") a grant in the amount of $10,000.00 to support ongoing fire safety education; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark has a need to reduce home fires and will use the Hartford grant funds to improve fire safety education in the City of Newark; ...
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