CALENDAR OF CURRENT EVENTS
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NEWS
YOU CAN USE !
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TIME TO RENEW or join the premiere fire and
life safety education and advocacy coalition in Virginia !
Membership dues help support our mission;
it is due after January 1st each year.
Please click on the link above to renew your
support
for the Coalition or join us for the first
time.
YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT !
Please also consider joining our list-serv on
Google Groups;
it's free and invaluable !
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July 22-23: 2008
Injury Prevention Symposium;
Richmond, VA; VDH-Div
of Injury & Violence Prevention.
Symposium
Agenda
Symposium
Registration Packet
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VFLSC - Campus Fire & Life Safety Seminar at JMU
was
a big hit !

Ed Comeau, Justin Phillips, Karen Will,
Wanda Willis, Keith Arnold
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New VDFP Schedule of Courses for 1035 Public Fire &
Life Safety
Educator, Level I certification and for Juvenile
Firesetter, Level I
certification through 2007.
Civilian Entry Instructions can also be found here !
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Get the new CPSC Playground Handbooks:
Handbook for Public
Playground Safety
Outdoor Home Playground Handbook
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BREAKING NEWS ! Feb1, 2008
CLICK HERE to see reports of smoke alarm failures
due to incompatible batteries.
Pass it on !
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EMMITSBURG, MD. - The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA)
announced today the completion of a report and accompanying educational
tools on behavioral mitigation of cooking fires.
Click on the title to see the report,
Behavioral Mitigation of Cooking Fires Through
Strategies Based on Statistical Analysis
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Click on the graphic above for heater safety
and to download a free brochure.
Also:
http://www.heatersafety.org/
For larger orders of reasonably priced
brochures
in English or Spanish, go here:
http://www.aham.org/ht/d/Store/name/FIRESAFETY/pid/
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The Virginia Inhalant Abuse Prevention
Coalition presents
"The Inhalant Abuse Prevention Awareness
Institute"
in Staunton, VA on March 12, 2008.
Click Here to
see more details or to register.
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Please
remember to observe Fire Prevention Week all year 'round !
Click on the poster for more valuable information.
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NEW VA WEB SITE FOR PREPAREDNESS
!
Please take a look at
www.readyvirginia.gov , and
help spread the word.
About "Ready
Virginia" at

Virginia has
experienced numerous disasters, from localized flooding to widespread
damage, and from hurricanes and tropical storms to the terrorist attack
on the Pentagon. Understanding the types of hazards that threaten
Virginia and preparing for them ahead of time will ensure that when the
next disaster strikes, the citizens of the Commonwealth will be ready.
Ready
Virginia is a statewide public education effort to prepare Virginians
for all hazards, including natural disasters and potential terrorist
attacks.
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Jan 12:
VFLSC applies for Fire Prevention Act Grant
to train Fire & Life Safety Educators
VFLSC proposes to develop a
statewide conference to train 50 Fire & Life
Safety Educators to 1035
Level II within the grant period of May 07~May 08.
download the
application/submission here
WE GOT IT !! The VFLSC received notice on Friday,
June 1st.
Now, we have some planning to do !
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Help VFLSC, and others
across the country, inform the public about
the
dangers of novelty lighters. Click on the banner to see a
downlaodable PSA from the Idea
Bank that you can share with the
media:

See pictures of novelty lighters:
click here
from Harrisonburg
Fire Department.
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VFLSC also wants to share the "Kids in Cars" message with you.
Click on the image to go to their web site for more information and
educational
materials:

FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE Thursday, February 14, 2008
Contact: Janette
Fennell, KIDS AND CARS, (913) 327-0013
Jackie
Gillan, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety,
(202) 408-1711
Jennifer Fuson,
Consumers Union 202-462-6262
"Parents, Consumer and Safety Groups Give a Standing Ovation to the
Senate for passing the Cameron Gulbransen Kids Transportation Safety Act
Today!"
[ Click Here to
see the announcement.]
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Check-out the Burn Foundation, based in Philadelphia, PA:
i
(Just click on the banner)
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►Cappy
Meredith wins the Governor's 2006 Virginia Fire Services
Award
for Excellence in Virginia Fire & Life Safety Education.
The
presentation will be made on Satuday, Feb. 24th, 2006 at 8 AM during the
Opening
Ceremonies of the 2007 Virginia Fire Chief's Association
Mid-
Atlantic Expo & Symposium at the Virginia Beach Convention Center.
See the pictures
here &
here.
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► [2008] Here's a reminder from Don Porth of SOS Fires
(see a description below)
"Hi folks. As a promise to
our assurance of accurate listings on the SOS
FIRES "Find-A-Program"
page, please verify that the listings under your
state/country/province are
accurate. If I don't hear back from you by
March 1, I'll need to remove the
listings. Sorry about that. I hope you
understand the importance of
offering accurate information. Our
integrity at SOS FIRES is at stake,
as is yours. I hope to hear from
you."
Don Porth, SOS FIRES
http://www.sosfires.com/
Your Virginia Coordinator is:
CONTACT - J.D. JENKINS SR.
(804) 501-4900 -
johnd.jenkins@vdfp.virginia.gov
SOS FIRES: Youth Intervention Programs.
The
mission of our non-profit organization is to prevent youth fire tragedy
through education, intervention, and mental health support. By providing
this web site, we hope to facilitate the exchange of information on the
topic of youth firesetting.
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VFLSC supports the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
and
Fire Prevention Week
this October 8~14, 2006:

"Reproduced from NFPA's Fire
Prevention Week Web site,
www.firepreventionweek.org . ©2006 NFPA."
Please
Click Here for more complete information
and promotional information
on how to prevent cooking fires.
Click Here to see a new report from NFPA on alarming
trends in cooking fires in America.
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New York City Firefighters and School Children Kick Off
National Fire Safety Campaign & Launch of "FIRE IS
Educational DVD"
-- this DVD Debunks the Myths of Traditional Fire Safety
Education Methods
Like Stop, Drop & Roll in Favor of Teaching Children and
Parents
Real Truths & How to Better Prepare to
Get Out
Alive --
.
Contact info is:
Edit on Hudson, 610 Minuet
Lane, Charlotte NC 28217
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► Keith Arnold wins the Governor's 2005 Virginia Fire
Services
Award
for Excellence in Virginia Fire & Life Safety Education.
The
presentation was made on Friday, Feb. 24th, 2006 during the
Opening
Ceremonies of the 2006 Virginia Fire Chief's Association
Mid-Atlantic
Expo & Symposium at the Virginia Beach Convention Center.
Click here
to see the award confirmation.
Click here to
see a picture of the award.
Click here to see
"Buckets the Clown" (aka, Keith Arnold)
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VFLSC is now legally incorporated as a non-profit corporation
in
Viriginia !
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Report: President's Fire Prevention Conference of 1947
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