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Show Council learns fire prevention on May 6 at the Pleasant Grove Junior High lunch room. She said that they would like this to be a Family Home Evening activity ac-tivity as it is on a Monday night. She noted that the ambulance association will be there along with , the fire department and information will be given out on first aid, chemical fires, smoke detectors, fire extinguishers, adult and child videos will be shown and families will be shown how to set up a fire escape route for the family. The auxiliary is still offering a free smoke detector to those families who do not have one. Forms are available at the city hall for the free detectors. ; Because of the program which the Auxiliary has set up to teach fire safety and fire prevention, the state has asked them to write up their curriculum to be used statewide. This has bee done, Mrs. Smith said. In addition, the city has been notified that they will receive another grant next year to carry on the fire education program. She encouraged the city council It plan for an on-going fire prevenlios program in the city. She reminded those citizens stk would like to have their home in spected for fire dangers to call ho or any member of the fire depart ment or auxiliary and a free inspection in-spection will be made. Groups and organizations whi would like to have Pluggy makes visit should contact the auxililaiy also. Mrs. Smith noted that even if ok person can be saved from death injury by fire, this entire campaijs is well worth the effort. She invited the city council li attend any of the sessions that the; have at the schools. Mayor David Holdaway noted to: he attended one of the meetings!: Grovecrest School and was in pressed with the program. He et couraged Mrs. Smith and te auxiliary members to keep up tk good work. By MARCELLA WALKER Pluggy the robot has visited many of the Pleasant Grove area schools teaching fire prevention and fire safety to the children of the community, com-munity, Carolyn Smith, Firemen's Auxiliary president, told the city council Tuesday. The robot, which is shaped like a fire hydrant, talks to the children, asks them . questions about fire , safety, and even gives them a little squirt of water on occasion. Pluggy has been purchased by the Fireladies as part of their extensive fire prevention campaign which is presently underway with funds provided though a national grant. Additional funds for Pluggy have been provided by the local Eagles Aerie. . The auxiliary said the $25,000 grant is to be used to educate the public about fire safety. Mrs. Smith said that they pretested each school to see how much the children knew about fire prevention. Pluggy, along with members of the auxiliary, a fireman who operates the robot, and one of the Care Bears have visited the children in most of the public schools, a private school, pre-schools and the senior citizens. Mrs. Smith said she was amazed to learn that many children sleep in rooms without windows. She said that there are serious fire safety problems within the city and for that reason a family seminar will be held |