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Calling 9-1-1

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Emergencies happen when we least expect them. When an emergency occurs, call 9-1-1 or your local emergency phone number. Most communities have 9-1-1 but some communities have a complete telephone number to call. An emergency could be a fire, someone is hurt, or a smoke alarm is sounding. It is important to understand the difference between an emergency and a non-emergency situation.

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Carbon Monoxide Alarms

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Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless gas that often goes undetected. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, it is recommended that you install a carbon monoxide alarm on every level of your home and near each sleeping area.

To learn more about carbon monoxide alarms, visit the US Environmental Protection Agency at https://bit.ly/39nqmUg. To learn more about where to place smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms, visit firstalert.com at https://bit.ly/39oxAYn.

  • Test once a month with your smoke alarms
  • Refer to the manufacturer’s use and care booklet for installation and maintenance guidelines
  • It is important to purchase Underwriter’s Laboratory listed carbon monoxide alarms and smoke alarms
  • When the carbon monoxide alarm sounds, get outside and call 9-1-1

Child Free Zones

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Child free zones are important to implement in all kitchens at all times. Children are curious and often grab things without asking permission. Prevent an accident from happening and implement a 3 foot child and pet free zone away from the oven.

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Cliff Haskell Perpetual Scholarship

In 2005, the Firefighters Burn Institute started a scholarship program for burn survivors who have participated in programs, events and/or services offered by the Firefighters Burn Institute and who were treated as an inpatient at a medical burn facility for twenty-four hours or more.

Up to four $2,000 scholarships will be awarded each year to burn survivors.  Applicants must be pre-enrolled and accepted for full-time attendance to a college, university, trade school, or technical school before any money is distributed.  Recipient must maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA throughout the school year.  This scholarship may be awarded to an applicant a maximum of twice.

The following items must be submitted for your scholarship request to be considered.

  1. Completed Cliff Haskell Perpetual Scholarship application
  2. Official high school transcript/GED, including credits and GPA OR official college, university, trade/technical school transcripts and GPA.
  3. Two letters of recommendation from any the following: camp directors or counselors, high school or college counselors, teachers, professors, principals, employers, and other program leaders.
  4. An essay (minimum of 500 words) addressing how being a burn survivor has changed your life and how the scholarship will help you achieve your personal and professional goals.

To be eligible for this scholarship, applicants must have:

  • Completed high school or received a GED or be in his/her high school senior year at the time of application.
  • Applied to or been accepted to an accredited college, university, trade/technical school on a full-time basis or be a full-time student at an accredited college, university, trade/technical school and be enrolled for the 2020 Fall Term. We will verify each recipient’s college or trade school enrollment prior to disbursement of scholarship funds.

Application Deadline

Applications must be postmarked by July 1st, 2020.

Mail Completed Application Package to:

Firefighters Burn Institute

Attn:  Scholarship Committee
3101 Stockton Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95820

Cooking Safety

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Cooking in the kitchen is a fun activity that brings the entire family together. While cooking, keep the following tips in mind to prevent getting burned.

If you burn yourself, remove the heat source and cool the burn by holding the burned area under cool, not cold, running water for 3-5 minutes.

To learn more about cooking safety, visit the National Fire Protection Association’s website at https://bit.ly/33LcVMQ.

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Defensible Space

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Creating defensible space is essential to improve your home’s chance of surviving a wildfire. It is important to keep the area around your home clean and to keep your plants green. Older kids in more rural areas have the responsibility remind your parents to clean up the area around your house. It is important to help by raking and cleaning up where you can. This space is needed to slow or stop the spread of wildfire and it also protects your home from catching fire from radiant heat or direct flames.

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