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| Ollie Beaulieu and firefighter Emily Temple |
The
Windham Fire and Police departments held a Public Safety Day on Saturday,
October 6th at the Public Safety building in Windham.
This
informational event featured tables set up providing information about various
programs, such as: the Yellow Dot program, a free program designed to help
first responders locate you faster after a crash or medical emergency; the Dare
to Adventure Program, a program designed to give kids healthy alternatives,
keeping them away from drugs and the Be the Influence program, which also
teaches kids about the harmful side effects of drugs. There was also a
distracted driving simulator and a coloring station and Officer Steve Stubbs
put on a K-9 demonstration with his dog Kora.
There
were fire trucks and police cruisers available for children to see and explore.
Children also had an opportunity to play a game where they got to spray a fire
hose, with some assistance from a firefighter.
“It’s
good for people to come to Public Safety Day to see the different tools and
equipment that the town offers and that the police and fire department have to help
them in case they have an emergency,” remarked Captain Bill Andrews. “Public
safety awareness is the key...it shows, from the police department stand point,
the different tools we have, like the K-9 unit to find lost people...and the
other programs we offer...along with other community events, like the TIP
(Trauma Intervention Program). There are all kinds of different programs that
are out there to help the community.”
Terri
Gould, and her son, Dezzmon said they came to Safety Day because it was a way
to have fun and explore the concepts of police and fire safety.
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