LOFD receives 50 smoke detectors

Jason Futch [email protected] On Tuesday, April 15, the Live Oak Fire Department (LOFD) received 50 BRK Brand smoke alarms from O’Brien-based Security Safe, Inc. and Rob Cathcart State Farm. The donation was a way for both Cathcart and Security Safe, Inc. owner Joseph Peurrung to give back to the community and keep residents safe in their homes. “We were approached for a need in the community, and we would love to help out,” Perrung said. Perrung said that the idea for the donation came from a contact at the Lake City Fire Department (LCFD), who had a mutual friend express the need for help at LOFD with smoke detectors. LCFD had recently received a similar donatio