Providing Effective Fire Education Making your department a success
Lt. Jonathan Gilliam 21 Years with Georgetown Fire 19 of those have been full-time Assigned to Fire Marshals office since 2014 Public Education, public relations, social media
What difficulties must we overcome? Budget Staffing Planning- ensuring proper and appropriate messages Putting our plan into action
What’s the typical fire department public education event? Fire truck demonstration Kids loose interest Don’t listen Get bored Are they retaining this information? Just want to get in the truck
What do you currently do in your department?
Mentoring Builds trust Locate issues Gets firefighters in the community Lunch Buddies FARM- Firefighters as role models
Reading Program for Pre-school Firefighter gear can be scary for this age Firefighters read safety books while in uniform Have student put on special sized gear Put gear on afterwards and explain each piece
Bic – play safe be safe! Interactive learning tool for younger children Objectives are: Go to firefighter, stop drop and roll, get low and go, matches and lighters are adult tools Teach yourself or teach staff and leave kit $12 www.playsafebesafe.com
Home fire safety survey Majority of fire deaths happen in the home Free benefit to your community Gets firefighters in the community
Smoke alarm program
Remembering when
Youth fire Intervention Progam
Fire extinguisher class
Knox/Fire alarm demo
Junior Fire Academy
Explorer Post
Child Passenger Safety
Social Media Facebook Twitter YouTube
Public Safety Announcements
PSA Contest Bullying awareness contest Students recognized at council Prizes awarded
Community events Community Thanksgiving Breakfast with Santa Swim with Santa
Fire Safety House
911 education
Safety and Fire Education Team
Pre-school fire education
Smart 911
Pulse Point
Shattered Dreams
Community Education Canine