ROCK SPRINGS — The Lauren Project, a non-profit organization from Denver, CO, awarded a grant for 50, 10-year carbon monoxide detectors to the Rock Springs Fire Department this week.
Fire Chief Jim Wamsley said with a value of well over $1,500, the Rock Springs Fire Department was “pleased to receive this substantial award.”
The RSFD will be partnering with the Lauren Project to provide no cost carbon monoxide detectors to the community.
The Lauren Project came into existence after Lauren’s tragic death on January 5th, 2009, when she was killed by carbon monoxide in her Denver apartment. The Lauren Project has been working since it’s very beginning (2010) with local fire departments to improve carbon monoxide safety.
For several years they have partnered with the American Red Cross & local fire departments to canvass mostly lower income communities, distributing & installing 1000’s of carbon monoxide alarms, in northern Colorado.
In 2021 the Rock Springs Fire Department installed over 30 carbon monoxide detectors in the City of Rock Springs. The City of Rock Springs Fire Department will be happy to provide residents with a no-cost carbon monoxide or smoke detector if they currently have no working detectors in your home.
RSFD will help those in need to select an appropriate location for the smoke or carbon monoxide detector and even install the device. Call to schedule your install today at 307-352-1475.
