1 Providing Effective Fire EducationMaking your department a success

2 Lt. Jonathan Gilliam 21 Years with Georgetown Fire19 of those have been full-time Assigned to Fire Marshals office since 2014 Public Education, public relations, social media

3 What difficulties must we overcome?Budget Staffing Planning- ensuring proper and appropriate messages Putting our plan into action

4 What’s the typical fire department public education event?Fire truck demonstration Kids loose interest Don’t listen Get bored Are they retaining this information? Just want to get in the truck

5 What do you currently do in your department?

6 Mentoring Builds trust Locate issuesGets firefighters in the community Lunch Buddies FARM- Firefighters as role models

7 Reading Program for Pre-schoolFirefighter gear can be scary for this age Firefighters read safety books while in uniform Have student put on special sized gear Put gear on afterwards and explain each piece

8 Bic – play safe be safe! Interactive learning tool for younger children Objectives are: Go to firefighter, stop drop and roll, get low and go, matches and lighters are adult tools Teach yourself or teach staff and leave kit $12

9 Home fire safety surveyMajority of fire deaths happen in the home Free benefit to your community Gets firefighters in the community

10 Smoke alarm program

11 Remembering when

12 Youth fire Intervention Progam

13 Fire extinguisher class

14 Knox/Fire alarm demo

15 Junior Fire Academy

16 Explorer Post

17 Child Passenger Safety

18 Social Media Facebook Twitter YouTube

19 Public Safety Announcements

20 PSA Contest Bullying awareness contest Students recognized at councilPrizes awarded

21 Community events Community Thanksgiving Breakfast with SantaSwim with Santa

22 Fire Safety House

23 911 education

24 Safety and Fire Education Team

25 Pre-school fire education

26 Smart 911

27 Pulse Point

28 Shattered Dreams

29 Community Education Canine