Children learn some ‘Crucial’ lessons!
Around 1,500 Warwickshire school children are getting ready to learn ‘crucial’ information on how to stay safe at this year’s Crucial Crew.
The event, which is being run by Warwickshire County Councils Fire and Rescue Service, Road Safety Team and Trading Standards will run from Monday 9 July to Friday 13 July. Partner agencies include Warwickshire Police, National Grid, TNT, Royal Life Saving Society, West Midlands Ambulance Service, St John’s Ambulance and EON.
The young people attending will be aged between 9 and 10, will learn about a wide range of issues including how to make a 999 call and escape from a smoke filled room, road safety – looking at drivers blind spots, internet safety, the danger of playing near power lines with kites and footballs, what to do in the event of a gas leak and water safety.
Gary Smith, Community Fire Safety Officer, said:
“This event has been running for a number of years now and we are pleased to see so many children coming back each year. Crucial Crew provides us with the perfect opportunity to teach young people about the dangers they may face in every day life and ensure that they have the key information that could potentially save their life.”