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"Multi-family housing is an environment in which
a tenant
can do everything right,
and still be at the
mercy of their neighbor's unsafe behavior."
Landlords have a pivotal role!
Since
1995, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue has fought over 35
major apartment fires
in which: 18 tenants
have died, 50 tenants have been injured, over 550 tenants have been
displaced, and millions of dollars in property damage has occurred.
In the majority of these fires the situation was made worse because there were no working smoke alarms. Additionally, 11 of
the 16 fatalities died in a fire that did not start in their residence!
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To develop strategies to
increase awareness of the importance of working smoke alarms, Tualatin
Valley Fire & Rescue secured
an $85,000 federal grant. The grant provided funding to conduct:
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