Life Safety Education

Date: October 13, 2011

Contact: Phil Martin, Public Information Officer – (301) 836-1957

               Marcus Jones, President - (240) 350-8877

Release: For Immediate Release –

Earlier this month, members from Company 8 visited Carmody Hills Elementary school, as well as early this week visiting High Road Academy to speak with kids about fire prevention and safety information. The classes were able to learn about fire safety information and smoke detector and fire extinguisher demonstrations from Public Information Officer Phil Martin and have demonstrations of turnout gear, and received children activity books from President Marcus Jones, Vice President Keviette Potts, Fire Fighter Marcellus Loving, and EMT Ben Brown-Bieber. The members spent 4 hours at the school, visited about 6 classrooms, and passed out almost 200 fire safety activity books. Children were given the opportunity to show thier skills as well. Children demonstrated thier knowledge of Stop, Drop, and Roll, how to locate the school drill plan, what to say to 911 and what to do incase of a fire in thier home or school. "The children really enjoyed it and we hope they (The Seat Pleasant Volunteer Fire Company) comes back for career day" said Mrs. Cox, the school counselor.

Members will be back at Carmody Hills later this month to collect an assignment the members gave the kids. The Seat Pleasant volunteer Fire Company will be visiting almost 10 schools in the area over the course of 2 months, including Oakcrest Elementary this week in an effort to install fire safety at a young age so that curiosity and experimenting is curbed.