The Pennsylvania State Police Troop L Fire Marshal Unit is offering a new presentation available to the community, municipalities, and counties in which they serve.

This first of its kind program is designed to engage community relations and providing transparency with some of the work that gets completed by the PSP Fire Marshals in the counties they cover in Troop L.

Member/s will be making themselves available and hosting an open, public presentation 7 p.m. May 6 at Kempton Fire Company, 2461 Route 143, Kempton, designed at keeping the community safe by providing information regarding fire, investigations, and arson.

The presentation is designed to inform local communities about the most common and frequent causes of fires that get investigated by the Pennsylvania State Police and ways to prevent them

It is based on the experience of investigations that have occurred in the same local communities in which the presentations will occur.

This is not a statistical presentation and is designed as a real-world scenario experience with the results of some actual investigations being shared in the most open and transparent way possible while also providing valuable information in an effort to try and curb unintended fires, injuries, and fire related deaths.

This is a unique opportunity to learn insight and ask questions of experienced fire investigators regarding the work that they do and understanding some of the most common causes of fires that occur in our area in hopes that the community can leave with valuable information that could maybe prevent a fire and ideally limit injuries and deaths caused by fires in our area.

Contact Trooper Herb at jaherb@pa.gov or 610-378-4224 for more information or to schedule.

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