Man, 81, works to keep residents safe from fire
At 81, Jack Carney knows how to relate to many of the Cranberry Township residents who rely on him to help make their homes safer.
He moved to Cranberry from Robinson Township 11 years ago after serving as a firefighter for 40 years. He became the fire safety education coordinator for the Cranberry Township Volunteer Fire Company because, at 70, he was not eligible to serve as an active firefighter.
As the coordinator, Carney trained more than 300 senior citizens to use the fire extinguishers they received from the fire company last year.
“We can't just hand a senior a fire extinguisher and say ‘Good luck.’ If they don't know how to use them, they could cause more harm than good,” Carney said. “When you get old you forget things. I'm on their level."
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