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The 4th and 5th Grade Fire Safety Program:

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We’ve also secured an Older Adult Fire Safety spokesman in actor Jack McGee, a former FDNY firefighter, who has starred in “Backdraft” and the popular TV Series “Rescue Me.” He joins basketball and Olympics star Pau Gasol as a MySafe:LA and LAFD ambassador. Thanks to B/C Greg Gibson for connecting us with safety expert Meri-K Appy, who is now part of our team for this program. We’re working on this program in specific neighborhoods, not limited by battalions for now, but potentially in the future. We’ll have all of our program materials in place by the first of the year, and will conduct multiple visits in January thru April of 2014 – months in which older adults seem to be most at-risk. And our new FireSmart:LA brochure is different as well, with larger type and more check lists. The Older Adult fire escape plans we are developing are unique to older adults.

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Inspector program, we offer FREE smoke alarms and batteries. Fire is the primary issue – and as with the Jr. The older adult program is aimed at helping older adults to “know what to do” in the event of a fire or other life safety emergency.

We want to shout out a special thanks to Captain II Chuck Ruddell and his crew from 89’s for his invaluable help in shooting our JFI video. This fall, we are in phase-2 of the JFI Program. Students who complete their home fire inspection and return completed forms earn their own Junior Fire Inspector ID card. We provide FREE smoke alarms and batteries, as well as inspection forms, escape plans and videos.

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The JFI program involves multiple trips to each school, teaching students how to inspect their homes, how to get working smoke alarms in place, and how to spread the word on fire safety. Conducted in at-risk neighborhoods, and supported by a FEMA grant, the Junior Fire Inspector Program targets schools via LAFD Battalions, with Batt 11, Batt 12, and Batt 13 our areas of focus for phase-one. In the spring of this year, we completed our first phase of the Junior Fire Inspector (JFI) program.

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Here’s an update on our ongoing programs.

First on-scene IC must ensure the best possible intel from all on-site sources.LAUSD wants the principal to stay with students, but the initial on-scene commander may expect the principal to come out and find the IC.Some valuable takeaways from this drill include: Great job to all members who participated! Our thanks to Chief Rueda, who attended the event, as well as Chief Ruda for his commitment to making the drill run well – and to Capts Zipperman, Mendoza, Ott, Moore and Kithata. Media coverage of the drill was huge, and TV, radio and print were saturated with images of LA firefighters at work. Check out the video on the MySafe:LA website. Battalion 11 arrived and IC Captain II Zipperman (from ESB) ran the operation using the MySafe:LA EAP. On arrival, Truck 20 Deuce Tom Kitihata put his crew to work and asked for additional resources. followed by a large-scale evacuation of the school.ĭuring the evacuation, faculty determined 20 students and teachers were “missing.” These students and teachers had been moulaged to simulate quake-related injuries, and they were trapped throughout the campus. After the assembly, the students went back to their classrooms for the annual “Drop, Cover and Hold-On” exercise that began at precisely 10:17 A.M.

Lucy Jones from the USGS and firefighter (and MySafe:LA director) Margaret Stewart and her dog Bo. The assembly was a huge hit, featuring Seismologist Dr. By 0400, our media center was crawling with satellite trucks and reporters.Ĭoordinating with ESB and with help from Metro Fire and PIO Captain Jaime Moore, MySafe:LA conceived a drill that would include an earthquake preparedness assembly, followed by an MCI requiring firefighters to respond. This year, our drill was the center of attention for a number of agencies, including CalOES, USGS, Red Cross, LAUSD, SCEC, and Council Members O’Farrell and LaBonge.

The drill took place on October 17th in 20’s district. Check out some of our ongoing activities and accomplishments:Įvery year, MySafe:LA designs a drill around the “Great Shakeout” that brings firefighters and students together for a realistic MCI training exercise. The fire and life safety education partner of the Los Angeles Fire Department has been busy! Thanks to some terrific collaboration with firefighters in the field, our education and awareness programs continue to make a difference for students and older adults.