Himes to Visit Wilton Senior Community, Announce Firefighter Safety Grant with Blumenthal
O'Neil, Sean (Himes)
MEDIA ADVISORY
December 21, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Sean O’Neil, se...@mail.house.gov
Himes to Visit Wilton Senior Community, Announce Firefighter Safety Grant with Blumenthal
Bridgeport, CT – Tomorrow, December 22nd, at 2:00 PM, Congressman Jim Himes will visit Greens at Cannondale, an assisted living facility in Wilton, where he will meet with the community's leadership and tour the facilities. Then, he will provide senior residents an update on his work in Washington and open the floor to questions.
THEN, at 3:00 PM, Congressman Himes and Senator Blumenthal will join Wilton Firefighters and state and local officials at the Wilton Fire Headquarters to announce the department was awarded a $36,460 federal grant to improve firefighter safety. The grant, distributed through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program, will allow the Wilton Fire Department to purchase emergency escape kits essential to rapidly escape from multi-story buildings during fire emergencies.
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WHAT: Greens at Cannondale Visit
WHEN: MONDAY, December 22, 2:00 PM
WHERE: 435 Danbury Rd, Wilton, CT 06897
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WHAT: Firefighter Safety Grant Announcement
WHEN: MONDAY, December 22, 3:00 PM
WHERE: Wilton Fire Headquarters (236 Danbury Wilton, CT 06897)
WHO:
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US Representative Jim Himes
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US Senator Richard Blumenthal
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State Representative Savet Constantine
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First Selectman Toni Boucher
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Fire Chief Jim Blanchfield
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Deputy Fire Chief John A. Plofkin Jr.
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Terry Schwartz, Fire Commission
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John Hall, Fire Commission
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Wilton Firefighters