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HBA Receives Community Service Award from Springfield Fire Department

The Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield was honored by the Springfield Fire Department Thursday with its 2011 Community Service Award. The award was in recognition of the HBA’s leadership in the city’s effort to make 2011 the “Year of the Smoke Alarm.” At the Fire Department’s urging, Springfield City Council last year declared 2011…

News-Leader Thanks Springfield Fire Department, HBA for Smoke Alarms

The Springfield News-Leader recently featured an editorial applauding an historic achievement by the Springfield Fire Department in 2011. On January 5, the local newspaper reminded readers of the department and City Council’s initiative a year ago to make 2011 the “Year of the Smoke Alarm.” The Fire Department set the goal of installing 1,100 smoke…

KY3: HBA, Republic Fire Department Provide Smoke Alarms to Residents

As a part of National Fire Prevention Week, The Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield teamed up this week with the City of Republic Fire Department to provide new smoke alarms for residents of homes without working smoke alarms. The smoke alarms are a joint donation to the fire department from the HBA of Greater…

HBA Giving 50 Smoke Alarms to Republic Fire Dept. for Fire Prevention Week

Thanks to a donation by the Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield, the City of Republic’s Fire Department will be able to help more residents stay safe in their homes as part of National Fire Prevention Week (October 9-15). At the October 10 Republic City Council Meeting (7 pm), the HBA will present the Republic…

News-Leader’s “‘Tis a Privilege” Applauds HBA’s Fire Safety Commitment

To recognize and honor the exemplary, the Springfield News-Leader periodically runs an editorial feature the newspaper calls ‘Tis A Privilege. The point of the feature is to point out good news in the Ozarks and to publicly recognize and thank those responsible for it. Last week, the ‘Tis a Privilege feature highlighted, among other good…

HBA Donates 400 Smoke Alarms to Springfield Fire Department

Springfield families will be a little safer, thanks to a donation by the Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield. The HBA on Tuesday (4/26) presented the Springfield Fire Department with 400 new FamilyGard dual ionization smoke alarms (at a retail value of approximately $4,000) to the Springfield Fire Department. The alarms include a long-life 9V…

HBA to Donate 400 Smoke Detectors to Springfield Fire Department

Thanks in part to support from sponsors Meek’s – The Builder’s Choice and Metro Appliances and more, the Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield has announced that it will donate 400 new smoke alarms, with working batteries, to the Springfield Fire Department. With the HBA’s help, the Fire Department will provide and install the smoke…