Syracuse fire department is kicking off its 100th anniversary
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) — The Syracuse fire department is kicking off its 100th anniversary of fire prevention week.
The first event was held at the Salt City Market on Sunday, joined by Syracuse Fire Department, Mayor Walsh’s office and their furry friends.
Kick-off Events on Salt City Market, Sunday
Fire department chief Elton Davis said the city celebrates the events with one main goal.
“I think our biggest way to get into homes and talk about fire safety is through children,” he said. “You get a child in school and you talk about ‘stop drop and roll,’ talk about the importance of smoke detectors, you talk about the importance of having a meeting place. When we get into school, and we engage young on that topic, the first thing they want to do, they want to tell everybody in their home.”
Chief Elton Davis says there will be a mock fire rescue, firefighters read books and a station Open House in the following week. Besides teaching safety lessons, fire departments will also show antique fire engines and police cars to engage kids.
Marisa Fenell, a mom who brought her kids to the kick-off events, thinks it’s important to teach kids fire protection knowledge as they are younger. Plus the events have some attractive elements.
“They like the costumes, they make a little fun of it,” said Fennell. “It’s easy for them to understand and plus the goodie is always a plus.”
Most kids at the kick-off events enjoyed it. They played with fire station toys, the spotty dog and the smoke detector, wore fire hats and ate donuts.
Chief Davis said the fire department would host safety lessons on regular bases in the future, spreading the importance of fire prevention in Syracuse.
Syracuse Prevention Week’s activities
Transcript
AVA HU: THE SYRACUSE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS KICKING OFF ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF FIRE PREVENTION WEEK.
HU: THE FIRST EVENT WAS HELD AT THE SALT CITY MARKET ON SUNDAY TO ANNOUNCE THE WEEK’S EVENTS. FIRE DEPARTMENT CHIEF ELTON DAVIS SAID THE CITY CELEBRATES THE EVENTS WITH ONE MAIN GOAL.
HU: A KICK-OFF EVENT IS HELD BY THE SYRACUSE FIRE DEPARTMENT, MAYOR’S OFFICE, AND THEIR FURRY FRIENDS. THE CITY CELEBRATES FIRE PREVENTION WEEK WITH ONE MAIN GOAL, SAYS FIRE DEPARTMENT CHIEF ELTON DAVIS.
ELTON DAVIS: “I THINK OUR BIGGEST WAY TO GET INTO FIRE SAFETY IS THROUGH CHILDREN, TALK EVERYONE IN THEIR HOME”
HU: THE EVENTS OFFER GOODIES, FREE T-SHIRTS, BROCHURES, AND FIRE HATS. HOW DO KIDS FEEL ABOUT THEM?
MARISA FENELL: THEY LOVE IT.
HU: MARISA FENELL THINKS IT’S IMPORTANT TO TEACH KIDS FIRE PROTECTION KNOWLEDGE AS THEY ARE YOUNGER. PLUS THE EVENTS HAVE SOME ATTRACTIVE ELEMENTS.
MARISA FENELL: “AND THE GOODIES IS ALWAYS A PLUS. ”
HU: CHIEF ELTON DAVIS SAYS THERE WILL BE MOCK FIRE RESCUE, FIREFIGHTERS READ BOOKS, AND STATION OPEN HOUSE IN THE FOLLOWING WEEKS. BESIDES TEACHING SAFETY LESSONS, FIRE DEPARTMENTS PREPARED ANTIQUE FIRE ENGINES, POLICE CARS, AND BOUNCE HOUSES FOR KIDS.
HU: FOR SOME KIDS, THEY ENJOY THE FIRE HATS, JUICES, AND MASCOTS. FOR KIDS WHO ARE BROUGHT BY THEIR PARENTS, LIKE OMARIAHA, WILL SHE BE INTERESTED IN MORE FIRE LESSONS?
OMARIAHA: PROBABLY”
HU: WELL LET’S SAY A SMOKE ALARM AND SPOTTY DOG IS NOT FOR EVERYONE. I AM AVA HU FROM NCC NEWS.