HOME SAFETY LITERACY PROJECT IN-STATE EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS

TRAINING FOR THREE HIGH-FIRE-RISK STATES

With support from a 2006 Fire Prevention and Safety grant, HSC has introduced a program to pilot test in-state educational workshops to expand the Home Safety Literacy Project (HSLP) in three states that have exceptionally high fire-death rates: Arkansas, South Carolina and Tennessee. The teams include:

Arkansas Team:

Douglas A. Brown, BS, AAS, NREMT-B, Arkansas Children’s Hospital; Little Rock
Marie Bruno, Arkansas Literacy Councils, Inc.; Little Rock
Jimmy Parks, MS, RN, The Burn Center at Arkansas Children’s Hospital; Little Rock

Community Partners:
Clarksville Adult Education Center; Johnson County
Ozark Literacy Council, Inc.; Fayetteville
Fayetteville Fire Department; Fayetteville
Literacy Council of North Central Arkansas
Chicot County Literacy Council; Lake Village
Johnson County RFD #1

South Carolina Team:

John Legare, SC Emergency Management Division; West Columbia
Ree Mallison, Safe Kids South Carolina; Columbia
Sondra Vann Senn, Public Fire Education and Data Management; Columbia
Debbie Yoho, Turning Pages/VOAC; Columbia

Community Partners:
Literacy Volunteers; Hilton Head
Beaufort Fire Department; Beaufort
City of Columbia Fire Department; Columbia
Greenville City Fire Department; Greenville
Literacy Volunteers of the Low Country; Beaufort
Richland Co. Emergency Service Department; Columbia
Greenville Literacy Association, Inc.; Greenville
Greenville EMD; Greenville

Tennessee Team:

Jeff Huddleston, Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office; Nashville
Suzy Newton, Tennessee Literacy Coalition; Nashville
Barbara J. Price, Vista Leader; Tennessee Literacy Coalition; Nashville

Community Partners:
Better Tomorrows Adult education Center, Inc.; Nashville
Polk Count Adult Education; Old Fort
Polk County Emergency Management; Ocoee
Polk Count Adult Education; Old Fort