http://inspector911.com/preparing-for-fire-prevention/97 Resources, Checklists, and Training for inspectors with NFPA and the ICC codes Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:31:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://inspector911.com/preparing-for-fire-prevention/97/comment-page-1#comment-88 Fire Marshal Karen Alward Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:24:06 +0000 http://inspector911.com/?p=97#comment-88 This article is right on the money. We coordinated our Fire Prevention Day this year with the assistance of Home Depot, Liberty Mutual Insurance and a Volkswagen dealer. Home Depot was the host site (large parking lot, easy accessibility, high visibility) and assisted with event promotion by using bag stuffers the week prior. They also built an 8x8 structure that the fire department burned at a pre-set time (special event times were on the flyers we distributed all over town). We also had a vehicle extrication scenario performed by the FD, airbag demonstration (courtesy of the Volksawgen dealer), medical helicopter landing along with car seat checks by the local police dept. We had the Kid's Fire Safety house on hand along with firetrucks and the CT State Police's arson van and an accelerant detection K9. Liberty Mutual provided handouts to attendees (helped preserve my budget) and a local radio station DJ'd the event. Next year we are going to add an Amber Alert registration program, the CT State Police convincer, their helicopter and rollover simulator and make the day an all-encompassing Safety Day. It is a lot to coordinate but the day was a ton of fun for attendees and the coordinators/hosts. Feel free to email me if you have any questions! This article is right on the money. We coordinated our Fire Prevention Day this year with the assistance of Home Depot, Liberty Mutual Insurance and a Volkswagen dealer. Home Depot was the host site (large parking lot, easy accessibility, high visibility) and assisted with event promotion by using bag stuffers the week prior. They also built an 8×8 structure that the fire department burned at a pre-set time (special event times were on the flyers we distributed all over town). We also had a vehicle extrication scenario performed by the FD, airbag demonstration (courtesy of the Volksawgen dealer), medical helicopter landing along with car seat checks by the local police dept. We had the Kid’s Fire Safety house on hand along with firetrucks and the CT State Police’s arson van and an accelerant detection K9. Liberty Mutual provided handouts to attendees (helped preserve my budget) and a local radio station DJ’d the event. Next year we are going to add an Amber Alert registration program, the CT State Police convincer, their helicopter and rollover simulator and make the day an all-encompassing Safety Day. It is a lot to coordinate but the day was a ton of fun for attendees and the coordinators/hosts. Feel free to email me if you have any questions!

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