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FP&S Grants Deadline Extended and Free Fire Safety Programs

by Dayna Hilton - Thursday April 26, 2012

I hope that this blog post finds everyone well. After recovering from having three procedures done on my ankle in early January, I am finally back into the swing of things and ready to post more regularly. It has been a long healing process, but I am finally out of the boot that I have been wearing the past six years and ready to get my life back. Wanted to let everyone know that the application period for the FY 2012 Fire Prevention and Safety Grants is next Friday, May 4. This is the perfect opportunity to apply for the fire prevention initiatives and firefighter health and safety programs that your department needs help funding. If you haven’t started your grant yet, it’s not too late. Visit the Fire Prevention and Safety Grant...

A Golden Fire Safety Nugget

by Dayna Hilton - Tuesday January 10, 2012

There is nothing quite like finding an unexpected surprise on the web. This evening, while surfing the web looking up some data, I stumbled upon this golden nugget, a page on the USFA for Kids website . If you are like me and you feel as though you have seen everything the site has to offer, you may be wrong! With new things added on their site all the time, you might want to occasionally surf around the site to take advantage of the latest offerings. By doing this, you might find even more great tools for your fire and life safety education toolbox! While digging around, I found lesson plans for Escape Planning Home Fire Safety Smoke Alarms There are even free downloadable materials in both...

Another Resource for your Fire and Life Safety Education Toolbox

by Dayna Hilton - Sunday December 18, 2011

One of the things that I enjoy doing when I have some down time, is to surf the web to find resources to assist the fire safety dogs and I with our fire safety programming. This morning, I stumbled upon videos made with Rob Neale, Deputy Superintendent of the United States Fire Administration . Not only is there one video, there are several ! I feel as though I hit the fire safety jackpot! In this particular series, Mr. Neale shares techniques on how to build an enjoyable and safe recreational fire in the home. In addition, he shares how to maintain a fire in the fireplace safely. Some of the videos in this series include: Fireplace safety Visual Inspection of a fireplace, inside...

New Fire Prevention and Safety Grants Video Released by FEMA

by Dayna Hilton - Tuesday December 13, 2011

I don't know about you, but nothing makes me happier when I realize that the application period for the Fire Prevention and Safety Grants is near. According to an email blast from FEMA that was just sent out, it's anticipated that the application period for the 2011 FP&S grants will be held early Spring 2012 . Part of what can help make a grant be successful, is to BE PREPARED . If you haven't done so already, NOW IS THE TIME to start preparing to submit your application in the Spring! One of the ways in which to do this is to watch the new video on the FP&S Grants program that has been introduced on the AFG website. What's nice about this video is that it provides insight into the funding priorities for the grants and...

Fire Safety Tip for Educators

by Dayna Hilton - Tuesday December 6, 2011

When doing some research to share some winter safety tips from the United States Fire Administration, I was a bit surprised to find that they were collaborating with NFPA. Their Put a Freeze on Winter Fires page has some great resources for winter fire safety that you might find useful. In addition to some great stats like, “Winter residential building fires result in an estimated average of 945 deaths, 3,825 injuries, and $1,708,000,000 in property loss each year” that would be useful in PSA’s and other mediums, such as your social media sites, the page is full of safety tips, downloadable materials and all sorts of items to help you with your fire prevention programming and activities. You can even find...