Fire Prevention Week ends
By Dustin Nelson, 775th Civil Engineer Squadron fire inspector
/ Published October 14, 2016
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A Hill Air Force Base fire truck sprays a fire at the training range on base Oct. 13. The demonstration was a part of 2016 Fire Prevention Week activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)
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Hill Field Elementary School Firefighter-for-a-Day Sarah Cunieo prepares to extinguish a simulated structure fire Oct. 13 at Hill Air Force Base. Four Hill Field Elementary School students spent the day with the Hill Air Force Base Fire Department after winning an essay contest. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)
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Reagan Marcotte, 775th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, shows Hill Field Elementary School students Chantel Bailey, center, and Shea Opdahl firefighting equipment Oct. 13 at Hill Air Force Base. The students got to spend the day with Hill Air Force Base Fire Department personnel after winning an essay contest at their school. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)
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Hill Air Force Base firefighters pose with four Hill Field Elementary School students Oct. 13 at the base. Students, from the left, Chantel Bailey, Shea Opdahl, Jade Langley and Sarah Cunieo spent the day as firefighters for winning an essay contest. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)
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Wade Robinson chips during the annual Fire Prevention Golf Tournament Oct. 6 at the Hubbard Golf Course. The tournament hosted by the Hill Firefighters Association and raised money for Fire Prevention Week and the Hill Field Elementary School Firefighter-for-a-Day program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Holcomb)
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Participants in the 14th annual Firehouse Run are reflected in a fire engine door Oct. 14 at Hill Air Force Base. The 6K and 12K runs followed a course from Hill AFB Fire Station 1 to Fire Station 2. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)
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Tiana Bykowski, 775th Civil Engineer Squadron fire inspector, holds a door open for students moving along the floor of a smoke-filled room during Fire Prevention Week at Hill Field Elementary School, Oct. 12. Children learned about kitchen safety, fireplace safety, and escape routes while making their way through the Utah State Fire Marshall's ‘Life Safety House.’ (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah --
As Fire Prevention Week for 2016 came to a close, Hill AFB Fire Department personnel had a lot to reminisce about.
Among many other memorable moments, there was the excitement on the faces of elementary school students as they practiced household evacuation drills. There was a sobering conversation with the retiree in the commissary who talked about his near miss when his smoke detector malfunctioned. There was the reaction from the captain at the Base Exchange who was amazed to learn that three out of five fire deaths occur in homes without properly functioning or no smoke alarms.
This year’s Fire Prevention Week encompassed seven days and 10 different events, reaching out and directly affecting over 23,000 in the local community and indirectly impacting thousands more, by providing education on fire prevention and fire safety.
The campaign began with the Fire Prevention Golf Tournament Oct. 6, then went straight into a truck display and education booth at the Hill Base Exchange. All hands were on deck Oct. 12 when every Hill Field Elementary School student was taken through the state’s smoke trailer and on a firetruck tour. On Oct. 13, four Hill Field Elementary School students participated in a firefighter-for-a-day program after being selected as a result of this year’s essay contest. Finally, the week ended with ‘Firehouse’ 6K and 12K runs from Hill AFB Fire Station 1 to Fire Station 2.
The Hill AFB Fire Department would like to thank everyone who participated in the week’s events for spending the time necessary to help refocus the community on fire prevention and fire safety. Until next year, remember to replace your smoke alarm batteries at least once a year, and “Don’t Wait – Check the Date! Replace smoke detectors every 10 years,” it could save your life!