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Fort Campbell Family Housing offering window wedges to enhance child safety

Goal to reduce the risk of children falling out of windows

Fort Campbell, KY.  The Home of the Screaming EaglesFort Campbell, KY—Fort Campbell Family Housing is committed to creating a safe environment within our communities and especially in our houses.   In an effort to help Families mitigate the risk of a young child falling out of a second floor window, FCFH will begin offering window wedges.  Window wedges are an adjustable window stop that is installed on the inside of a second-floor double hung or sliding horizontal window. Each wedge is designed to prevent a young child from easily opening the window wide enough and possibly falling out.

“The risk of a young child falling from a second story window, although very remote, is a possibility and a risk that we feel we can help our Families avoid,” said Mike Goodwin, Deputy Project Director, Fort Campbell Family Housing.

The wedge is made of a durable plastic and mounts to the window frame with hook and loop tape.  Its design allows the Resident to easily move the wedge in order to adjust the window opening to be safe for their child and still allow comfortable air flow.

Residents can pick up the wedges at their respective Community Office.  Use of the wedge is not mandatory and is being provided as a means of helping Families mitigate this risk. Installation is very easy and requires no tools, and each pack comes with complete installation instructions.

About

Fort Campbell Family Housing

Fort Campbell Family Housing LLC (FCFH) is a 50-year partnership created between the Department of the Army and Actus Lend Lease through the Military Housing Privatization Initiative (MHPI). Since December 2003, FCFH has developed more than 1,000 new homes and renovated more than 2,000 homes, and will continue to finance, develop, build, renovate and operate the site for 50 years.

About Actus Lend Lease

With more than 40,000 homes in its portfolio, Actus Lend Lease is the nation’s leader in public/private community development. With a focus on creating sustainable value, Actus Lend Lease communities are unrivaled in their attention to design, technology and environmental sensitivity.  Known for its innovative initiatives, Actus Lend Lease has developed some of the most sustainable communities throughout the military, including the two largest solar-powered communities in the U.S. at Army Hawaii and Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, New York State’s largest energy-efficient community development at Fort Drum Mountain Community Homes and the largest LEED Silver-certified community in the state of Texas at Fort Hood (Saddlestone Ranch).  Actus was also chosen as the Department of Energy’s partner to launch Operation Change Out, an initiative geared at replacing all incandescent light bulbs with the more energy-efficient CFLs on all military installations. Actus has garnered many national awards for its sustainable initiatives, including the 2009 Department of Energy Excellence in Energy Star Promotions Award. For more information, visit actuslendlease.com.

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