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Post by ropetski on Mar 13, 2016 22:06:30 GMT
This is my 30th year involved in the volunteer fire service. One of my most enjoyable times of the year is fire prevention week. I love teaching the area kids about all aspects of fire prevention. As always with all the good things we do instructing , there's always news of children still playing with fire. Most of the time they aren't hurt but a recent house fire in Rome took the life of a young man who was playing with fire. Do you think we should be visiting our elementary schools more than once a year to try and reduce these incidents of children still playing with fire? I sure do !!!!!
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Post by tommy2 on Mar 14, 2016 15:00:25 GMT
Those kids don't forget the things they learn at Fire Prevention. I have heard many times a parent tell me a story that involved the child correcting and adult on Fire Safety issues.
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Post by azumpano on Mar 17, 2016 0:04:05 GMT
Hardly an EMS topic but education is fortified through repetition. They should have Fire Prevention Education as part of regular curriculum, reinforced by the FDs visit.
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Post by Jgrube on Mar 18, 2016 15:24:44 GMT
Fire Prevention at the schools are fun kids learn a lot and wfd involves ems with the programs. that way kids learn both sides of are services
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Post by jules on Apr 9, 2016 16:41:33 GMT
I think a big part of this is the diversity in this area. Many people who are come to this country don't speak English (or very little) and the basic education that they do have is not enough. Their kids are young enough to understand and are sometimes who we use to translate for us since many are bilingual. Kids in general are like sponges whereas they retain things easily at a young age, so the more frequently we teach them, the better off we are. I think you're right on having it part of the curriculum in school as well as FD presence.
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Post by jdesarro on Apr 9, 2016 19:41:05 GMT
I agree that knowledge is power and the more that we educate children the better off that they will be. I do feel that the enforcement of codes issues in the homes is just as if not more important than the education itself. How many calls have we been on where we notice that there are improper smoke detector's or obvious codes violations but have no where to report them to. Although important, how much can you ask an EMS provider to do without diverting their attention to everything other than medical treatment?!
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