Scott FD Utilizes Technology To Teach Fire Prevention

​Fires start in seconds, spread in minutes, only giving residents on average three to five minutes to safely
escape. Educating young children on fire and fire related hazards is a vital part of any successful fire
prevention program.

In an effort to ensure that students and staff remain safe during the pandemic, schools have taken many
safety measures and made several adjustments. Although these actions have slowed the spread of
COVID-19, it has posed a huge challenge to fire departments when it comes to educating children on
fire safety.

As a result of cooking being the leading cause of home fires and home fire injuries, the theme of this
year’s Fire Prevention Week (October 4-10) is “Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen.”
In an effort to eliminate contact with children and staff, Scott Fire Department created the following fire
prevention program for 2020:

• A fire safety video utilizing Sparky the Fire Dog will be created on our YouTube channel.
• The fire safety video will be played to each K-3rd grade class in the city of Scott.
• Following the video, fire fighters will discuss fire safety tips with the class in a live Zoom meeting.
• The children will then receive a ditty bag containing fire prevention trinkets and a coloring page.
• Once completed, the coloring page will be turned in to be judged.

State Farm Agent Brian Schlesinger generously donated a firefighter Build-A-Bear for the winner of each
grade (K-3) participating in the color contest.

Fire doesn't take time-off, even during a national pandemic; therefore, we are extremely grateful to Mr.
Schlesinger for the partnership, teachers for their assistance and the students for participating.

Please feel free to contact me if I can assist with this or any other matter.
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Chief Chad P. Sonnier