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PROCEEDS GO TOWARD PURCHASING FIRE AND HEALTH PREVENTION EDUCATION
MATERIALS FOR THE LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN |
Billy
Brushwacker
Billy Brushwacker
is Arizona's youth curriculum to educate children ages 8-11 about
Firewise principles. Fire education programs have been instrumental
in inspiring generations of children to prevent fire and to become
more safety conscious. Making our homes safer from the threat
of wildfire is an important new fire safety message that requires
nothing less than a change in attitude and behavior.
The Billy Brushwacker
program is designed to meet Arizona Department of Education Standards
so it can be used by the teacher as part of the required curriculum
for science. Also available from Arizona Firewise Communities
are workbooks that the students can take home and involve their
parents in Firewise concepts, and a video game which is a fun
way to reinforce the material.
More
about Billy on the Arizona Firewise site...
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Fire Prevention -"Elementary,
My Dear Billy!"
This late winter season
brought instructional time in the local elementary classrooms. The
third grade classes at Elgin and Harvest Christian received a state
certified curriculum on wildland fire season preparation. This program
was created by the Pine Strawberry Fire Department in Arizona. The
basic concept utilizes a cartoon-type goat who shares interventions
which can be used in making home property more fire safe. Goats
have been used as a tool in reducing fuels in forest areas and is
promoted by the Arizona State Land Department in their "Firewise"
program and continues to gain use nationwide. Concepts include creating
a defensible space around the home, such as thinning tree limbs,
cutting grass and weeds, clearing the area around propane tanks,
and relocating wood piles to facilitate a wildland fire moving around
a home rather than engulfing it. The students worked on their home
project with their parents and identified ways their families could
reduce fire risks around their homes. |
New Wildland Prevention Plan
Recently a plan was
published provide a coordinated plan for reducing the threat of
wildland fire. Protect your home! More...
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SEFD: Working For a Safer Community.
What can you do?
Use our smoke detector program. SEFD has smoke detectors
available for installation. To escape safely from a home fire you've
got to make sure that everyone in the home has time to get out--smoke
detectors give you that time.
More...
Fill out an Application
Create an emergency
water source. Add a 2 inch quickconnect fitting to your water
storage tank and then let us know so we can add the tank to our
map book as an emergency water source. It only takes 300 gallons
to fill a Brush truck!
Sources:
Hose Express, National
Firefighter, Global
Industrial ,
Local (no website available): Grohal Inc, Tucson: 520-622-4263
Protect Your Little Ones. Little Isabella's Grandma brought
her in for a car seat safety check to the Sonoita-Elgin Fire Department.
Although her car seat passed the safety inspection, it was installed
incorrectly. Her family benefited from learning how to properly
install it in their vehicle, keeping little Isabella safer on
the road.
Got a new seat? SEFD can help! Call for help with car seat installation--Kathe,
455-5854
Bring:
-Your child
-Your car seat with instruction booklet
-Your vehicle and vehicle manual
-Time--about an hour per child
-Approximately 15 minutes for each additional child
If you cannot afford a car seat and you meet
our carseat program requirements, you may qualify for a free car
seat! Seat funding was provided by the Patagonia Regional Foundation
in 2006. Call!
Links:
www.safekids.org, www.carseat.org,
www.keepkidshealthy.com,
www.boosterseat.gov, www.azdhs.gov/bems/EMSweek/unrestrainedChild.pdf,
www.seatcheck.org
Wear your helmet correctly. Ensure your child does too.
Find out how to wear a helmet correctly. Check here
or here.
Check our recall
link to make sure your bicycle helmet has not been recalled.
If you cannot afford a bike helmet and you meet
our helmet program requirements, your child may qualify for a free
bike helmet. Bike Helmet funding was provided by the Patagonia Regional
Foundation in 2006. Call!
Be prepared for emergencies.
Get a firewise evaluation and pre-incident plan on your property
for tips on how to improve your chances in a fire.
If you or yours have a unique or chronic medical condition, request
a pre-incident medical plan to expedite and improve pre-hospital
care. |
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