Ettington pupil is rewarded for fire safety
Ettington pupil Charlotte Wickham, has been commended for taking part in the Junior Fire Safety Citizen Scheme on Friday 9th July 2010 at Ettington C of E Primary School.
Established by Warwickshire County Council’s Fire and Rescue Service, the Junior Fire Safety Citizen Scheme helps young people aged between 10 and 11 (year 6), to talk to older relatives or friends to see if they could benefit from having a free home fire safety check.
The main aim of the scheme is to allow young people to think about potential fire dangers and help to reduce the risk of fire to vulnerable members of the community.
Pupils taking part are asked to do an initial assessment by following a question and answer sheet, checking key elements, such as whether there is a working smoke alarm fitted in the home. In addition to covering fire safety issues, the scheme also incorporates electrical safety issues - such as overloaded plug sockets and switching off electrical items when not in use.
Charlotte was presented with her Junior Fire Safety Citizen certificate by Community Fire Safety Officer Andy Morgan during a school assembly and was also the lucky winner of a £25 WHSmith gift voucher after being picked out of the monthly prize draw.
Schools Liaison Officer, Ruth Greenhalgh said: “We are really pleased to be presenting Charlotte with her prize. To win the prize Charlotte had to put an elderly resident or family member forward for a home fire safety check. As part of the scheme, all of the pupils nominating people are entered into a free prize draw and Charlotte is the lucky winner.”
The prize is being presented in partnership with the Electrical Safety Council who recently gave us a grant of £2,500 to help us to continue with the scheme.
Cllr Richard Hobbs, Portfolio Holder for Community Protection, said: “The Junior Fire Safety Citizen Scheme is proving to be a real success with young people across Warwickshire. I would like to congratulate Charlotte on receiving her prize and hope that more young people will now get involved with this very worthwhile scheme.”
Lorraine Carney, Campaign Manager for the ESC said: “This sort of project really helps make children directly aware of electrical safety hazards and it allows them to help older members of their families and community, who may be vulnerable to electrical dangers around the home, too.”