INC NEWS - Durham Fire Dept. Provides Free Blood Pressure Checks Next Week

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

 

  
 

 

 


For Details, Contact:

Angelica Stroud

Community Relations Coordinator/

Public Information Officer

(919) 560-4233 x 242

(919) 451-7560 (cell)

Angelica.Stroud at durhamnc.gov <mailto:Angelica.Stroud at durhamnc.gov> 

 

Durham Fire Department

 

 

 

For Immediate Release:  February 8, 2008

 

Durham Fire Department Offers Free Blood Pressure Checks Feb. 12-14

Department Launching "Prepare Your Heart for Valentine's Day" Campaign

 

Durham, N.C. - As Durham residents prepare to celebrate Valentine's Day
next week, the Durham Fire Department (DFD) wants residents to remember
their heart health by taking advantage of free blood pressure checks.

 

Tuesday, February 12 through Thursday, February 14, from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. daily, DFD firefighters will be administering free blood pressure
screenings at Northgate Mall's Food Court, located at 1058 W. Club
Blvd., Durham.

 

According to Bruce Pagan, chief of the DFD, his department is offering
free screenings because of overall concern about the health of Durham
residents.  "Taking care of your heart is more important than most
people know.  According to the American Heart Association, too few
people realize that heart disease is the number one killer of American
women and men," Pagan said.  "In our efforts to provide continual,
quality customer service, we wanted to reach out to our residents with
information about the dangers of heart disease and how to spot the
warning signs of a heart attack or stroke." 

 

For additional information about the DFD's "Prepare Your Heart for
Valentine's Day" Campaign, contact Capt. Angelica Stroud, community
relations coordinator and public information officer with the DFD, at
(919) 560-4233, extension 242 or via e-mail at 
angelica.stroud at durhamnc.gov.

 

About the City of Durham Fire Department

The City of Durham Fire Department strives to provide a cost-effective
level of service designed to protect and prevent the loss of life and
property to the citizens of Durham from the adverse effects of fires,
medical emergencies and exposure to dangerous conditions created by
either man or nature.  The department offers fire education and
suppression programs; enforces state and city fire codes; investigates
arson and the causes of fires; provides basic training skills to
recruits and in-service personnel and conducts a preventive fire
maintenance program to ensure equipment is dependable and efficient.  To
learn more about the DFD, visit the City's Web site at 
www.durhamnc.gov/departments/fire
<http://www.durhamnc.gov/departments/fire/> .  

 

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