Pittsfield and North Adams were two of 239 municipal fire departments to receive a portion of the $2 million in grants to fund fire education programs. Since 1996, the SAFE program has brought fire education to hundreds of thousands of students in the Commonwealth, said Governor Charlie Baker. This program allows firefighters and teachers to work together to provide fire and life safety education to young people. This collaboration contributed to a major accomplishment. No children died in fires in Massachusetts last year. Fire departments in 235 communities will receive Student Awareness of Fire Education (SAFE) and Senior SAFE grants; four communities will receive SAFE. grants only; and three communities will receive Senior SAFE grants only.