Congressman David Price announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded a $295,298 Fire Prevention and Safety Grant (FP&S) to the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center in the UNC School of Medicine’s Surgery Department.
Today, Congressman David E. Price (NC-04), the former Chairman and current senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded a $295,298 Fire Prevention and Safety Grant (FP&S) to the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center in the UNC School of Medicine’s Surgery Department. This funding, which is administered under the FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, will be used to educate lower-income North Carolinians about fire safety and train first responders in burn treatment.
“I am thrilled that the Jaycee Burn Center has received this funding, which will help prevent dangerous house fires and ensure that first responders have the resources and training they need to effectively treat burn victims,” said Congressman Price. “The research conducted by the Jaycee Center – especially their work with low-income and other vulnerable populations – provides a great public health service to our state’s residents and can save lives.”
Dr. Melina Kibbe, Chair of the UNC Department of Surgery, would like to congratulate Dr. Bruce Cairns and the rest of of the team at the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center.
For more information on the UNC Burn Center in the UNC Department of Surgery, click here.