Firefighter and Fire Safety Educator Dayna Hilton
Firefighters and children from across the United States are invited to participate in the Ask a Firefighter Program. Launched in October 2008, the program is hosted by Firefighter and Public Fire and Life Safety Educator Dayna Hilton. The Ask a Firefighter program helps promote fire safety, shares information about fire departments and firefighters and strives to build relationships within fire departments and communities nationwide.
“This program is a great opportunity for fire departments to reach a broader audience with their fire safety message, thus helping save lives,” says Hilton. “Children spend a great deal of time on the Internet and askafirefighter.net website offers a chance to learn more about firefighters and the fire service.”
How it works
Children submit questions via video or email to the askafirefighter.net website. One fire department (chosen from a list of participating departments)
Four year old Sam from North Carolina and Chief John Mauro from the Southborough Fire Department (MA) were the first to participate in the Ask a Firefighter program. Sam submitted a video with his question for a Fire Chief and Chief Mauro answered Sam’s question via video. More videos are currently being produced and the response has been favorable, according to Hilton.
To participate in the Ask a Firefighter program or to receive more information, contact Hilton at daynark@gmail.com.
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