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Montana City VFD Urges Jefferson County Residents to "Stay Fire Smart! Don't Get Burned."

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Once a child touches a hot stove, as the cliché goes—he learns his lesson, stay away from a hot stove. This cliché doesn’t take into account the pain and suffering from burns and burns should not be part of the learning process.

That’s why Montana City VFD (MCVFD) is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) for Fire Prevention Week 2009 – October 4-10 – to urge Jefferson County residents to “Stay Fire Smart! Don’t Get Burned.” This year’s campaign focuses on ways to keep homes fire safe and prevent painful burns. On Thursday and Friday, October 8 & 9, MCVFD firefighters will be teaching Montana City School students how use fire extinguishers in addition to how to plan and practice escape from their home or school in case a fire occurs.

The statistics are staggering. Each year roughly 3,000 people dies as a result of home fires and burns, and more than 200,000 individuals are seen in the nation’s emergency rooms for burn injuries.

“The most common types of burn injuries result from fire or flame burns, scalds and contact burns,” said Rick Abraham, MCVFD Fire Chief. “Burns are painful and can result in serious scarring and even death. When we take extra caution in our homes to ensure that the curling iron is out of children’s reach or pot handles are turned away from the edge of the stove, such injuries are entirely preventable. Keeping our homes safe from fire and preventing devastating burn injuries is a healthy change we can make happen.”

By following simple safety rules, you can “Stay Fire Smart! Don’t Get Burned.”

Keep hot foods and liquids away from tables and counter edges so they cannot be pulled or knocked over.
Have a 3-foot “kid-free” zone around the stove.
Never hold a child in your arms while preparing hot food or drinking a hot beverage.
Be careful when using things that get hot such as curling irons, oven, irons, lamps, heaters.
Install tamper-resistant receptacles to prevent a child from sticking an object in the outlet.
Never leave a child alone in a room with a lit candle, portable heater, lit fireplace or stove, or where a hot appliance might be in use.
Wear short or close-fitting sleeves when cooking.
Set your hot water temperature no higher than 120 degrees.
Install anti-scald valves on shower heads and faucets.

For 85 years fire departments across the country have actively supported and observed Fire Prevention Week, making it the longest running public health and safety observance on record. For more information on school fire prevention activities during Fire Prevention Week, go to www.montanacityfire.org

For more information on “Stay Fire Smart! Don’t Get Burned.” visit www.firepreventionweek.org

2009 Montana City School Fire Prevention Schedule

Thursday, October 8
8:23-9:13	6th grades together (50 students) in art room (miss art and PE) Myers and Maxwell in art room w/MCVFD
9:45	7th grades together in 7F (49 students) for video
10:07-10:55	Outside for fire extinguisher training w/ Myers and Maxwell (miss art and PE)
11:00-11:30	K-Waddell (18) and K-Snell (17) in Library w/Miss Snell and Mrs. Benish
12:30-1:30	All 2nd grades in gym (54 students) – smoke in changing room (Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Chamberlain, Ms. Martineau)
1:35-2:05	4th grades together (45 students) in art room (Mrs. Boyle, Mrs. Alsbury)
2:25-3:20	8th grades together (49 students) in art room (Mrs. Ark, Mrs. Kennedy)
Friday, October 9
11-11:30	K-Lee (19)
11:50-12:20	3L (25)
12:25-12:55	1P (18)
1:05-1:35	1K (18)
1:40-2:10	3S (23)
2:45-3:20	5th grades together (45 students) in art room

MCVFD firefighter Kirk Taylor teaches Fire Prevention at the Montana City School.