Fire Education Program
Flash
and Flicker Geared Up for Fire Prevention
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Fair goers come to watch the show.
Children interact at the safety education show.
Firefighters Dan Tackett and Scott Crouch assist them in
answering the question, "should you open the door or not?"
Firefighters Tanner Dalenburg and William McAllister look on |
As you may know, Niles City and Niles Charter Township
Firefighters work together to ensure that all children in our
community receive fire prevention and other safety information each
year. Both fire department’s firefighters volunteer countless
hours of their own spare time in addition to their work hours and
they come together as one team to reach their goal of making sure
every child understands the importance of fire prevention. By
combining their resources these dedicated firefighters have
developed outstanding fire prevention programs for our community.
The Berrien County Youth Fair has served as the springboard for
each year’s round of teaching as the children's safety education
show is presented on each Wednesday of fair week. Flash, the
little electronic fire engine and Flicker, the little boy puppet who
speaks with Lt. Dan, delight the children as they learn. The
troop will be joined by Murph and Poky the Clown, who also
present their traditional show daily throughout the Niles Apple
Festival.
These festival events are important to fire prevention and safety
educators as in many cases it is the only time that they will be
able to influence parents to practice fire and life safety
procedures with their children in their everyday lives.
Niles City and Niles Charter Township firefighters have been
performing and presenting educational services to the community for
almost 20 years in both the Niles and Brandywine School systems.
In addition to fire safety messages the group teaches head injury
prevention, resistance to drugs, traffic safety, 911 and much more.
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