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Firies get set to spread safety messages at schools |
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| Posted by Administrator (admin) on Jan 20 2005 |
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Firefighters are gearing up to visit schools, pre-schools and kindergartens throughout Southport to spread fire safety messages as the school year gets under way, Member for Southport, Peter Lawlor said today.
Mr Lawlor said last year firefighters visited 76,000 school students and 38,000 pre-school and kindergarten children throughout the state to spread simple fire safety messages.
"Firefighters focus not only on fighting fires but also providing education programs, with the aim of preventing fires in the first place," he said.
"Pre-school and kindergarten children receive visits from their local firefighters who introduce them to very basic fire safety messages such as 'Ring Triple Zero for Emergencies' and 'Firefighters Are Your Friends'.
"Year one students receive the popular Fire Education program which also includes messages like 'Stop, Drop and Roll', 'Get Down Low and Go! Go! Go!', 'Get Out and Stay Out', 'Good Fires and Bad Fires' and 'Evacuation Plans'.
"In the past six years, more than 250,000 year one students received Fire Education, which is 96.7% of all year one students.
"The Road Accident Awareness Program (RAAP) is delivered to 15 to 25 year olds, with a focus on Year 12 students.
"This program is designed to create awareness of the consequences related to road accidents and to provide strategies for safer behaviour through education and practical demonstration."
Emergency Services Minister Chris Cummins said the Adopt-a-Firefighter program, aimed at primary school students, was also aimed at generating closer links between local firefighters and the school community.
"The QFRS also intends expanding its online presence, beginning with the Safecity initiative which targets upper primary school aged children, particularly Year Sevens," he said.
"These figures show that our firefighters, when not physically fighting fires, are also working hard to educate the community about fire safety." Last changed: [PUBLISHED_DATE] at 11:00 PM
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