California Fire Prevention teams are teaching 4th and 5th grade students about fire safety as part of the 2019/2020 “MySafe:California” outreach program. Students, such as this group in Lake County, CA are taught about the risks of fire in the home, how to inspect their homes for working smoke alarms, how to safety escape a […]
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The California Fire Prevention Organization canvasses in neighborhoods throughout the State of California, providing fire safety education and installing FREE smoke alarms into at-risk homes. More than 40% of all lower income homes in the State have either non-functional smoke alarms or none at all. Working in partnership with the Santa Cruz Fire Department, CalFire
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In a continuing partnership with the Santa Cruz Fire Department, public safety officers from California Fire Prevention provided training in the delivery of CPR, use of an AED, and basic leadership to the city’s Junior Life Guard members. With water safety being such a concern to the city, being able to understand the minute by
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As part of a series of events, the California Fire Prevention Organization joined more than a dozen other local agencies and the Calistoga Fire Department in spending a day teaching fire and life safety to residents. The program, aimed at changing the way people prepare for and respond to emergencies teaches fundamental actions that people
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September is National Preparedness Month. You know that family escape plan you keep meaning to draw up and finalize? You know the one, where you make sure you’ve mapped out two ways out of your bedroom and two ways out of you home. And you’ve chosen a safe meeting place where every one in your
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The Lake County Fire Protection District has joined the CalFire Prevention Organization’s California Fire Prevention Organization fire and life safety education initiative. The program, which includes free smoke alarms (and installation), visits with local schools, neighborhood canvassing for home fire safety, and materials and support is part of the 2016 CalFire Prevention partner program. “Last
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As the organizational structure of the California Fire Prevention Organization evolves, a new Northern California presence has been added to the Non-Profit Public Benefit’s organizational chart. The new NORCAL unit is managed by CFPO EMT David Edward Svoboda. Prior to transferring to CalFire Prevention, David was an educator and PIO for MySafe:LA, a Los Angeles
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The San Francisco Chronicle has developed a California fire map that allows people to see in near real-time where wildfires are burning in the state. Of some important interest, past wildfires also show up, so a good understanding of trends and conditions can be realized. Active fires can be selected,
The California Fire Prevention Organization has earned a FEMA Fire Prevention and Safety Grant to support the organization’s focus on wildfire education, prevention, and awareness. The grant, which will run through the summer of 2023 will allow the organization to support a wide array of activities throughout the State –
There is a grim forecast for the State of California’s Drought situation. Although there was favorable rainfall in April (and some snow), that did little to alter the trajectory of sapped water supplies. This is the third year in a row when drought has created multiple challenges for the State.
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