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Show HiStopX Oci0Df 11, 2001 71! I f - : i I 1 i Photos by Airman 1st Class Cory McCutchln Tony Davis, left, helps a parent adjust her child's safety seat as part of a check conducted Oct 2 through the 388th Fighter Wing Safety Office. Above, Neal Coker, left, and Jeff Herriott, from the Hill Fire Department, and Utah State Trooper Mark Shepherd check one of the car seats given away during the Staff Sgt Inspection, f' Safety seats checked by wings, patrol VI?? by Mary J. Musgrave 388th FW Safety Office The 388th Fighter Wing and 75th Air Base Wing joined forces Oct. 2 to provide a safer means of transportation for children on Hill AFB. Organized by the 388th FW Safety Office, the Child Safety Seat Check was sponsored by the USAA Educational Foundation. Team Hill volunteers helping with the pro- ject were Rebecca Taylor, Michael Bacon, David Jewkes, Reggie Anderson and Rick Lese-ber- g from the 388th FW; and Neil Coker, Jeff Herriott, Greg Denesia, Paul Griffith, Tony Davis, Candyce Coyne, Peggy Hobbs and Vir gil Jones from the 75th ABW. Ross LaRue and Mark Shepherd, Utah State Highway Patrol troopers, and Jill McArthur, Davis County Health Department, also assisted. The volunteers checked 27 child safety seats, 78 percent of which were incorrectly installed well below the national average of 97 percent incorrect usage. Eleven seats were given to parents to replace seats that had been recalled, were too old to provide adequate safety or had been involved in a crash. The Pediatrics Clinic, the Fire Department and the 388th FW Safety Office provide car seat and safety education proand be contacted for an can grams year-roun- d Photos by Mary Galbraith Sparky waves hello to Hill Field Elementary School students during a Fire Safety event. Several kids toured the Utah State Fire Marshall's Life Safety House. Family home fire inspection helps find common hazards by Jim Maryott Hill Fire Department assistant chief -- To help make learning about home fire safety fun for kids of all ages, fire departments are adding a little baseball. The Hill AFB Fire Department has teamed up with the nonprofit National Fire Protection Association to "Cover the Bases & Strike Out Fire" during Fire Prevention Week, Oct NFPA's new public safety campaign brings baseball and fire safety together to teach chil3. dren and their families simple steps they can take to "strike out" the risk of home fires. Cooking, heating, and electrical fires are among the nation's leading causes of home fires, accounting for an annual average of nearly 50 percent of home fires and almost d of associated fire deaths. The Fire Prevention Week campaign teaches children and their families about these common fire hazards, and how to "strike them out" in their own homes. Parents and kids are encouraged to complete a home fire safety inspection together, putting the campaign's messages into practice. Free home fire safety checklists, which can help families conduct a thorough inspec one-thir- tion, are available at Hill AFB Fire Department and on the official Fire Prevention Week Web site at www.firepreventionweek.org. "People think they're safer from fire than they really are, particularly at home. As a result, they often lack basic information on how to prevent them," says Robert M. Schultz, base ffire chief. "By learning where home fire dangers exist and taking some simple precautions, Hill AFB's residents can greatly reduce their risk." NFPA has been the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week since 1922. Over a three-yea- r period, NFPA documented 74 lives saved as a direct result of their previous FPW Campaign, "Fire Drills: The Great Escape!" '"Cover the Bases' will continue to actively involve the public in home fire safety, helping make a impact on families throughout North America," said Meri-- Appy, NFPA's vice president of public education. "Protecting your home and family from fire requires action and energy. 'Cover the Bases' is fun, interactive campaign that motivates families to get actively involved in home fire safety, and helps all of us make simple changes that can greatly reduce our risk to some of the leading causes of fire." r, 5 ,r i If - v life-savi- II UL 1 Hill firefighters let children board one of the station's trucks and try on gear. This year's fire safety campaign focused on family home fire Inspections and finding and correcting common home hazards. |