FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Fire Prevention & Safety Grants

Fireproof Children has received three grants from FEMA's Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program to create and deliver Fire Safety for Preschool Children and Families. These train the trainer workshops were delivered in states with high levels of fire-related deaths and injuries to young children. FEMA consistently cites this program as one of its Fire Prevention & Safety Success Stories.

Also through an Assistance to Firefighters grant, Fireproof Children assisted the International Association of Hispanic Firefighters (IAHF) in designing and carrying out a training program for caregivers and community agencies working with older adults in Hispanic communities. The training program, including take-home safety messages and smoke alarms, was delivered in three cities with large Hispanic communities. The pilot project is expected to reach 100,000 older adults.

National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM)

Fireproof Children has been awarded several grants and contracts from NASFM, beginning in 1999 with a grant to review home factors contributing to juvenile firesetting and make recommendations to NASFM and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Program of the U.S. Department of Justice. Fireproof Children was later selected by NASFM to provide a series of juvenile firesetting prevention and intervention workshops based on these findings.

In 2010, Fireproof Children will develop and deliver Youth Fire Prevention train the trainer workshops for the NASFM Fire Research & Education Foundation, funded by a FEMA Fire Prevention and Safety Grant. These workshops will be delivered in the 10 FEMA regions.

Fire Safety Web Site of the Year The Polyurethane Foam Association (PFA) presented Fireproof Children with its 2002 Fire Safety Web Site of the Year Award. The award is given annually to recognize the one Web site that, in the opinion of the PFA executive committee, makes best use of the Internet to convey its fire prevention and fire safety education message.

Firefighter of the Year

Lt. Robert Crandall, Vice-President of Fireproof Children/Prevention First, was named Firefighter of the Year 2000 by the Rochester, NY Fire Department. The award recognizes the career achievement, character and long-term dedication of the selected recipient. Selection is not based on a single incident but on many contributions and exemplary behavior demonstrated over the course of a career.

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