Fire Prevention Week
Program for 5th Graders
National Fire Prevention week is October 4 - 10 and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tioga County along with Tioga County Fire Departments and Tioga County Schools will "Kick Off" their 7-week 4-H Fire Prevention Program.
The Fire Prevention Program reaches over 700 Tioga County 5th Graders and is taught by instructors who are trained volunteer firemen and teachers from the community.
This program includes seven sessions:
How a Fire Burns
Fire Extinguishers and Their Use
Classes of Fire
Identification of Fire Hazards
Developing a Home Escape Plan
Wood Stove Safety
Vocations in the Fire Service
Each participant is required to develop a display on Fire Prevention or do a Fire Prevention Scrapbook. These projects are then judged to select school or community winners, who, along with their parents, are invited to the Tioga County Fire Prevention Awards Banquet. The top two winners receive $50 savings bonds. The community receives the benefits of knowledge gained.