OSFM and State Farm Insurance
Assist Family During Holiday Season
Through a
partnership with State Farm Insurance Company, The Office of the State Fire
Marshal is enabling a local family to have a happier holiday season. The Lower
Eastern Regional Office adopted the Pittman Family after they were displaced
from their home on Dawn Court in Salisbury, Wicomico County due to a fire which
was determined to be Arson.
The family was beginning to prepare
for the Christmas Season when this fire occurred and lost all of their personal
possessions as a result of the fire. The single mother and two children have
been devastated by this event of which they had no control over. The fire
investigation determined that someone had unlawfully entered the home, ransacked
the interior, stole property and set the house on fire to conceal the crime.
Through working on the fire case
and in constant contact with the family it was clearly evident that this family
needed holiday blessings. The Office of the State Fire Marshal quickly deemed
it appropriate to assist this family and a Grant was provided by the State Farm
Insurance Company.
Members of the Lower Eastern Region
Office have been shopping and have delivered their Holiday cheer to the family.
Items given include a Christmas Tree with decorations, Television and DVD
player, laptop computer, a platform hitch for Ms. Pittman’s vehicle which will
enable her to transport her disabled son’s wheelchair as well as fire safety
items including 10 year smoke alarms and a portable fire extinguisher. Also in
conjunction with these efforts a Christmas Eve dinner will be delivered by
Lower Eastern Regional staff.
The Pittman family is expected to
be out of their home for several months while repairs are being made. The
Office of the State Fire Marshal is saddened by the events which forced this
family from their home and would like to give this deserving family the nicest
holiday season possible.
Staff of the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office, The Pittman Family,
Tom Prunty and Maggie Bostick with State Farm Insurance
The
Office of the State Fire Marshal is an agency of the Department of
State Police dedicated to helping protect citizens from fire and
explosion through a comprehensive program of education,
inspection, investigation and fire protection engineering. For more
information on fire safety call 1-800-525-3124, log onto our website at: Maryland State Fire Marshal and/or our Facebook Page.
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