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New This Month: ARE YOU READY? SEPTEMBER IS Help your community be ready for any disaster. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security sponsors National Preparedness Month in September. Get Ready with Freddie! Help prepare students for any emergency. Order your free copy of Get Ready with Freddie! for the cost of shipping and handling. Work with School Teachers Share HSC resources with local educators. Get Your Community Ready Download disaster preparedness materials for your community. Hurricane Season Download HSC’s free Hurricane Safety information. Talking About Disasters Download an online, printable version of the Talking About Disasters: Guide for Standard Messages. Order “Hard Copy” Teaching Tools from HSC at Low Cost Members of the Expert Network may order printed/disk materials at the cost of shipping and handling only – $7.50 for 1-3 items. Quantity discounts are also available. Visit HSC’s Products and Publications. PLAN AHEAD: OCTOBER IS NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY MONTH Visit HSC’s Fire Safety Month page for a wide range of free community safety tools. Tell Your Community About Fire Sprinklers for Homes
Sprinkler Smarts introduces children in grades K-5 to home fire sprinklers. Visit the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition for free materials. Download Fire Safety Education Outreach Tools at no Cost Visit HSC’s Resource Center to download and print a wide range of free community teaching tools. Download home injury prevention handouts with line drawing illustrations and safety messages for the top five causes of home injury. Download Spanish-language teaching tools. Order “Hard Copy” Teaching Tools from HSC at Low Cost Request HSC’s Always Fire Safe at Home Toolbox – free to fire department members of the Expert Network. Members of the Expert Network may order printed/disk materials at the cost of shipping and handling only – $7.50 for 1-3 items. Quantity discounts are also available. Visit HSC’s Products and Publications. VIRTUAL HOME SAFETY EDUCATION Have You Experienced MySafeHome.org Yet? MySafeHome.org is the HSC's innovative virtual home safety site. Users go room-by-room to identify injury risks and learn steps they can take to prevent fire/burns, falls, poisoning, drowning and other leading causes of home injury. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Ten Archived Webinars Available On Demand Listen to archives of all community safety education Expert Network Webinars. National Fire Academy Courses Learn more about National Fire Academy courses EVENTS OF INTEREST TO FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY EDUCATORS September 9-12, 2008 The National Association of County & City Health Officials and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials joint conference - Sacramento, CA. September 14-23, 2008 A requirement to install fire sprinkler systems in new homes to be considered during the International Code Council (ICC)’s Final Action Hearing - Minneapolis, MN. September 15-17, 2008 The 2008 National Healthy Homes Conference - Baltimore, MD. September 23-24, 2008 14th Annual Massachusetts Fire and Life Safety Public Education Conference – Taunton, MA. October 11-14, 2008 The American Academy of Pediatrics national conference and exhibition - Boston, MA. October 14-17, 2008 The 2008 Annual Meeting of the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI) - Salt Lake City, UT. October 13-17, 2008 The National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians annual meeting and EMS expo - Las Vegas, NV. October 15-18, 2008 The Safe Kids Worldwide Child Injury Prevention Conference - Washington, D.C. October 23-25, 2008 SOPHE, the Society for Public Health Education, 2008 Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA. October 25-29, 2008 The 2008 annual meeting and expo of the American Public Health Association - San Diego, CA. MISCELLANEOUS HOME SAFETY RESOURCES Rx Drugs and Falls Among Older Adults The University of North Carolina offers a list of prescription drugs that increase the risk of falls. New from U.S. CPSC Download CPSC’s new 2003-2005 Residential Fire Loss Report Electrical Safety Web Site The Fire Protection Research Foundation Web site focuses on the problem of electrical wiring dangers in homes. Read the Foundation findings of a survey on hazardous electrical conditions. Fall-Related Brain Injury Download free community awareness materials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to educate children and other caregivers of older adults about ways to prevent, recognize and respond to fall-related traumatic brain injury. Child Safety HSC’s CodeRedRover.org can help children in your community learn how to spot home injury dangers. HOME FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM ADVOCACY Free HSC Resources
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For consumers: Free Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) Resources New HFSC video on DVD to educate local officials about home fire sprinklers. HFSC’s Public Education Kit presentation tools on CD and DVD. The International Residential Code Fire Sprinkler Coalition supports residential sprinkler legislation. Learn how you can get involved. Common Voices The Common Voices Coalition, sponsored by the National Fire Sprinkler Association, is a group of advocates who have been personally affected by fire tragedy.
Listen to the recent Common Voices Firehouse.com pod cast.
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