Saturday, May 17, 2008
Extended Reach
By Asst. Chief Jon Hansen (Ret.), Oklahoma City Fire Department
When the media and public understand their fire department, cooperation during major incidents and increased budgets may follow....
Beyond Stop, Drop and Roll
By Lani S. Poblete, Publicist, National Safe Kids Campaign, Washington, D.C.
Fires remain a leading cause of unintentional injury-related deaths among children in the United States. Here are some Safe Kids program options to help bring the number down....
Take the Fire Fight Home
By Bttn. Chief Terri L. Wallace, Greensboro (N.C.) Fire Department
Owning responsibility for proactive education is a fire department’s first step to effectively assessing the quality of fire prevention and life safety programs....
Better honey than vinegar
By Chief Daniel Shaw, Placitas (N.M.) Volunteer Fire Brigade
Service announcements and public education don’t have to put a strain on your department’s finances. Common sense and common courtesy may be all you need....
Bells, no smells
By Bttn. Chief Garry McCormick and Sally Young, Planning Officer, Charlotte (N.C.) Fire Department
A countywide plan to equip first responders with monitors and the public with knowledge went a long way in averting a potential carbon monoxide crisis....
Pull Over, Please
By Susan Snapp & Carole Summerall, Public Fire & Life Safety Educators, Columbus (Miss.) Fire Dept.
While state legislators address the hazards non-yielding motorists pose to first responders, take action at the local level with public safety announcements encouraging drivers to pull over....
Talk is Cheap
By Bert Henderson and Phoenix McKinney, Henderson McKinney & Associates Homosassa, Fla.
Media savvy can be yours, even if you can’t afford a PIO. The secret is training all of your responders to handle reporters....
Battling the quiet crisis
Home Safety Council President Meri-K Appy seeks to quell the rising tide of household injuries with the fire service’s help....
USFA, others plan residential sprinkler strategy
The USFA and national fire protection professionals, who met recently to develop a national residential sprinkler strategy, have agreed to advocate localized...
NFPA honors Washington fire district for smoke detector plan
Lacey (Wash.) Fire District 3 and the Lacey Sunsetters Kiwanis Club are the winners of the 2003 Rolf H. Jensen Partners in Public Education Award from...
Rutgers retrofit
By Jay Kohl, Executive Director for Public Safety, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J.
After the New Jersey senate approved legislation requiring fire sprinklers in every dormitory across the state, this university set about the expensive task in near-record time. All it needed was a plan and a little student assistance....
UL panel to study why some kids don't wake to smoke alarms
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. held a Standards Technical Panel meeting on March 7 at its Northbrook, Ill., headquarters to discuss issues relating to...
Don't settle for living in excess
Steve Halford
An inexpensive safety device can reduce the risk of gas leaks. So why aren’t more homes and businesses equipped?...
Never off-duty
Janet Wilmoth
Because that fire made such an impression on her, at the start of each school year, Maureen made it a point to teach her new students how to escape safely...
BLM to host interactive satellite classroom, virtual field trip for middle-school students
To help viewers better understand fire science and fire management challenges, the Bureau of Land Management will air Share the Adventure: Exploring Fire...
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