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Fire Prevention Week – 2019
Not every hero wears a cape. Plan and practice your escape! Commander, Navy Installations Command Fire & Emergency Services (F&ES) is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) — the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week for more than 90 years — to promote this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Not Every Hero Wears a Cape. Plan and …
Fall 2019 “Fire Is…”
Instructors: Andrew Stratton, Captain, Cranford Fire Department Helge Nordtveit, Fire Captain (Ret.), Retired Youth Fire Setter Intervention Program Manager, Current Fire Official, Fire Instructor and Fire Service Trainer This course will provide fire service personnel with a comprehensive overview of the “Fire Is” fire safety and survival education program. The goal of this program is not only reaching middle school-aged …
Fire Prevention Week: October 7-13, 2018
Fire Prevention: 2018 Campaign This year’s FPW campaign, “Look. Listen. Learn. Be aware. Fire can happen anywhere,” works to educate people about three basic but essential steps to take to reduce the likelihood of having a fire––and how to escape safely in the event of one: LOOK Look for places fire could start. Take a good look around your home. …
Fall 2018 “Fire Is…” Training Course: CE159
Instructors: Andrew Stratton, Captain, Cranford Fire Department Helge Nordtveit, Captain (ret.), Cranford Fire Department This course will provide fire service personnel with a comprehensive overview of the “Fire Is” fire safety education curriculum. The goal of this program, is not only reaching middle school-aged children as they begin to understand fire, but their parents/guardians and caregivers as well. The curriculum …
Spring 2018 “Fire Is…” Training Course: CE159
Instructors: Andrew Stratton, Captain, Cranford Fire Department Helge Nordtveit, Captain (ret.), Cranford Fire Department This course will provide fire service personnel with a comprehensive overview of the “Fire Is” fire safety education curriculum. The goal of this program, is not only reaching middle school-aged children as they begin to understand fire, but their parents/guardians and caregivers as well. The curriculum …
Fall 2017 “Fire Is…” Training Course: CE159
Instructors: Andrew Stratton, Captain, Cranford Fire Department Helge Nordtveit, Captain (ret.), Cranford Fire Department This course will provide fire service personnel with a comprehensive overview of the “Fire Is” fire safety education curriculum. The goal of this program, is not only reaching middle school-aged children as they begin to understand fire, but their parents/guardians and caregivers as well. The curriculum …
Fire Prevention Week: October 8-14, 2017
Fire Prevention Week In a fire, seconds count. Seconds can mean the difference between residents of our community escaping safely from a fire or having their lives end in tragedy. That’s why this year’s Fire Prevention Week theme: “Every Second Counts: Plan 2 Ways Out!” is so important. It reinforces why everyone needs to have an escape plan. Here’s …
Fire Prevention Week: October 9-15, 2016
This year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Don’t Wait – Check the Date! Replace Smoke Alarms Every 10 Years,” represents the final year of our three-year effort to educate the public about basic but essential elements of smoke alarm safety. Why focus on smoke alarms three years in a row? Because NFPA’s survey data shows that the public has many misconceptions …
Fall 2016 – “Fire Is…” Training Sessions: CE159
Instructors: Andrew Stratton, Captain, Cranford Fire Department Helge Nordtveit, Captain (ret.), Cranford Fire Department Joseph Ehrhardt, Firefighter, Nottingham Fire Company This course will provide fire service personnel with a comprehensive overview of the “Fire Is” fire safety education curriculum. The goal of this program, is not only reaching middle school-aged children as they begin to understand fire, but their parents/guardians …
NFPA announces the theme for Fire Prevention Week – October 4-10, 2015
“Hear the Beep Where You Sleep: Every Bedroom Needs a Working Smoke Alarm” Every bedroom needs a working smoke alarm. If you didn’t know that, you’re not alone. An online questionnaire distributed by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) showed that less than half (42 percent) of approximately 36,000 respondents did not know that a smoke alarm should be installed …
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