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The United State Fire Administration (USFA) has issued a call to action for USFA, fire and life safety organizations, and the American public to join together to help reduce the number of home fires. Fire is Everyone’s Fight™ is designed to unite the fire service and others in a collaborative effort to reduce home fire deaths, injuries, and loss of property.
Learn more about the initiative and how Fire Corps teams can get involved.
Fire Corps is offering online training courses in March as part of the Fire Corps Academy. The Academy is a series of free training webinars and resources designed for Fire Corps program managers, department leaders, and local Fire Corps volunteers who wish to start, expand, and/or participate in a Fire Corps program.
Sign up now for these upcoming training offerings:
FC-305: Community Assistance Program - Friday, March 15, 1pm ET
FC-401: Engaging Youth Volunteers - Wednesday, March 20, 11am ET
FC-400: Marketing Your Program - Thursday, March 21, 1pm ET
FC-402: Engaging Senior Volunteers - Friday, March 22, 1pm ET
Register at https://firecorps.webex.com by clicking on the Upcoming Sessions tab under Live Sessions.
Visit www.firecorps.org/academy for course descriptions and more information.
The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) is working with the United States Fire Administration (USFA) to expand its Prevention and Public Education Exchange. Fire Corps teams can help by contributing examples of their successful fire prevention and public education materials.
The Prevention and Public Education Exchange is an online repository of fire prevention and life safety resources that have been successful in communities across the United States. As part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Learning Research Center, the Exchange allows for the sharing of ideas and resources so that others may adopt and implement critical prevention and safety programs.
The Exchange currently houses over 550 items but is looking to expand. Fire Corps programs or departments with successful and/or innovative prevention and life safety materials are encouraged to contribute to the Exchange to help strengthen prevention and education initiatives nationwide.
The NVFC has created a form to collect submissions through April 26, 2013. Access the form at https://nvfc.wufoo.com/forms/prevention-public-education-exchange-submission/. Explore the Exchange online at http://www.lrc.fema.gov/exchange.html
Educating communities about fire prevention and life safety is essential to reducing the number of deaths, injuries, and damages. Please consider contributing to the Prevention and Public Education Exchange to help inspire new ideas and offer practitioners immediate access to proven, effective tools for their communities.
*Photo courtesy of Dayna Hilton
Since its start in 2004, Fire Corps has helped fire and EMS departments in 49 states to build more capacity by engaging community volunteers to assist in a variety of non-emergency roles. These community volunteers can make a real difference for their local department, both by expanding the services a department can offer and by enabling first responders to focus more on training and response activities. Fire Corps is a partner program under the Citizen Corps initiative and is funded through the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
