The Hoquiam Fire Department will use a $2,280 fire prevention grant from FM Global, one of the world’s largest commercial property insurers, for fire prevention efforts, according to a department statement.

The award, recently presented to Hoquiam Fire Captain Matt Miller, will be used to assist with pre-incident planning to collect and track data related to buildings within the community. The information will help the fire service respond in an emergency situation.

“At FM Global, we strongly believe the majority of property damage is preventable, not inevitable,” said Michael Spaziani, assistant vice president and manager of the fire prevention grant program. “Far too often, inadequate budgets prevent those organizations working to prevent fire from being as proactive as they would like to be. With additional financial support, grant recipients are actively helping to improve property risk in the communities they serve.”