30Th Annual Robert Howe Fire Safety Calendar — 2021 — a Statewide Fire Safety Program Presented by the Vermont Division of Fire Safety
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30th Annual Robert Howe Fire Safety Calendar — 2021 — A Statewide Fire Safety Program presented by the Vermont Division of Fire Safety WYATT PICKERING Bristol Elementary School Deb Mager Rickner, Teacher JAXSON SAVOY Rutland Intermediate School Mrs. Kramer, Teacher Topic: How & When to call 911 Call 911 to Save a Life, Stop a Crime or to Report January 2021 a Fire, “Call if you can, Text if you can’t” www.firesafety.vermont.gov SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY First practical December February Fire Engine tested, 1 2 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S Cincinnati, OH 1853 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Kwanzaa ends 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 27 28 29 30 31 28 New Year’s Day The Vermont State Vermont ice 3 4 5 House was gutted by 6 storm 1998 7 8 9 fire Montpelier,VT 1857 Pemberton Mills Fire in 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Lawrence, MA 1860 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day State Holiday 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 International Snowmobile Safety Week 16-24 ASHLIN CURRY Rutland Intermediate School Mrs. Kramer, Teacher Topic: Residential Fire Sprinkler Protection Sprinklers are like having a 24-hour Firefighter in your home. Most fires are February 2021 put out by just one sprinkler head. www.firesafety.vermont.gov SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 First Fire Extinguisher 7 8 9 Invented, 1863 10 11 12 13 NATIONAL BURN AWARENESS WEEK The Lawrence Beginning of the The Station 14 Block Fire 15 911 emergency call 16 17 18 19 Nightclub Fire, 20 Montpelier, VT 1924 system, 1968 West Warwick, RI 2003 Presidents’ Day Valentine’s Day State Holiday Ash Wednesday 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 January March 28 S M T W T F S 1 2 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31 31 National Burn Awareness Week 7-13 XANDER FRANK Bristol Elementary School Deb Mager Rickner, Teacher Topic: Kitchen & Cooking Safety Put a Lid on Grease Fires, March 2021 Use Caution in the Kitchen, www.firesafety.vermont.gov Watch What You Heat SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Lakeview Grammar School Fire, 1 2 3 Collinwood, OH 1908 4 5 6 Vermont Admitted as the 14th State in the United States, 1791 Town Meeting Day Employee State Holiday Appreciation Day Ice Jam floods 7 8 9 10 downtown 11 12 13 Montpelier, VT 1992 Sparky the Fire 14 15 16 17 Dogs Birthday 18 19 20 Check and Change the Batteries in your Smoke & CO Alarms, when you change the clocks. Daylight Savings Begins St. Patrick’s Day First Day of Spring Triangle Shirtwaist First Steam Fire 21 22 23 24 Fire, NY 1911 25 26 Engine Tested, NY 27 Happy Land Social Club 1841 Fire, NY 1990 NATIONAL POISON PREVENTION WEEK Passover Begins April 28 29 30 31 February S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 25 26 27 28 29 30 Palm Sunday 28 American Red Cross Month • www.redcross.org Change your Clock Change your Battery LAILANI BELLAMY Rutland Intermediate School Mrs. Kramer, Teacher Topic: Prevention of Grass and Brush Fires Remember what Smokey Bear says April 2021 “Only you can prevent wildfires” www.firesafety.vermont.gov SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY May March 1 2 3 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 28 29 30 31 Good Friday 30 31 VT State Fire 4 5 6 Marshal’s Office 7 8 9 10 Established, 1919 Easter Passover Ends 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Earthquake and Bomb explosion First Firehouse Fires 18 at Federal Office 19 20 Pole installed, 21 22 23 24 San Francisco, CA 1906 Building, Oklahoma City, New York, NY 1878 OK 1995 Administrative Professionals Day First Alarm 25 26 27 28 received 29 30 from first Fire Box Alarm System Boston, MA 1851 Injury Prevention Month National Youth Sports Safety Month National Volunteer Week 18-24 JORDYN RINGEY Bristol Elementary School Deb Mager Rickner, Teacher Topic: Electrical Safety Never Overload Wall Outlets. May 2021 Replace damaged electrical cords and www.firesafety.vermont.gov don’t use extension cords for heaters or appliances. SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY April June 1 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 25 26 27 28 29 30 27 28 29 30 Green Up Vermont Day America Burning report 2 3 published, 1973 4 5 6 7 8 ARSON AWARENESS WEEK Peace Officers 9 10 11 12 13 14 Memorial Day 15 Mother’s Day Armed Forces Day First US Automatic 16 17 18 Fire Alarm System 19 20 21 22 Invented, 1857 NATIONAL EMS WEEK VT Heat Safety Beverly Hills 23 24 25 Awareness Day 26 27 Supper Club Fire, 28 29 Southgate, KY 1977 Memorial Day 30 31 State Holiday Safe Boating Week 22-28 National Electrical Safety Month • www.electrical-safety.org • Building Safety Month • www.iccsafe.gov NATHAN PICON Rutland Intermediate School Mrs. Kramer, Teacher Topic: Home Escape Planning and Home Emergency Planning June 2021 Fire Won’t Wait. Plan Your Escape. www.firesafety.vermont.gov SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Atlantic Hurricane LaSalle Hotel Fire Season Begins 1 2 3 4 Chicago, IL 1946 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Flag Day First NFPA 20 21 Committee 22 23 24 25 26 on Safety to Life is appointed, 1913 Summer Begins Father’s Day 27 28 29 30 May July S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 1 2 3 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 30 31 Home Safety Month • www.safekids.org International Fire/EMS Safety & Health Week Lightning Safety Awareness Week JULIA WILLIAMSON Bristol Elementary School Deb Mager Rickner, Teacher Topic: Fireworks Safety Vermont Department of Public Safety OFFICE OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL, THE STATE FIRE ACADEMY AND THE STATE HAZ-MAT TEAM www.firesafety.vermont.gov HOME FIRE SAFETY GUIDE The best way to fight a fire is to prevent it from happening in the first place. There are several things families can do to lessen the chances of a fire starting in their homes. SMOKE AND CO ALARMS All heaters need space. Keep anything that can burn at least 3 feet away from Install smoke alarms in every sleeping room, outside each separate sleeping heating equipment. area, and on every level of the home. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for Allow ashes to cool before disposing of them. Place ashes in a tightly covered placement and mounting height. metal container and keep the ash container at least 10 feet away from the Install a CO alarm in a central location outside each separate sleeping area, on home. every level of the home. SAFE COOKING PRACTICES Test them monthly. Replace the battery at least once a year. Don't leave food unattended on the stove. Never disable your detector. Keep dangling clothing away from burners. Replace smoke and co alarms that are older than 10 years with new Keep appliances clean and free of grease photoelectric AC/DC interconnected detectors. and crumbs. Keep towels, curtains and other HOME FIRE ESCAPE PLANS combustibles away from the stove. Develop a floor plan of your home – identifying all exits (doors and windows) and Make sure the stove is off and small two ways out of each room. Children, older adults, and people with disabilities appliances are unplugged before going to may need assistance to wake up and get out.