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BYRON FIRE DEPARTMENT
103 GA Highway 49 South
Byron, GA
Phone: 478-956-3611
Email: chief@byronfirerescue.org
EMERGENCY: Call 911
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FIRE PREVENTION / PERSONAL SAFETY
The following is a list of web sites that provide a vast amount of material on fire prevention and personal safety -- for just about everyone (adults, children, seniors, disabled citizens, teachers, and child care personnel). Topics range from residential fire escape plans to avoiding dog bites. We invite you to visit these web sites and use their resources to tailor a plan to help protect you and your loved ones.
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U.S. Fire Administration
You will find an abundance of useful information at this web site. Look for fire safety information for teachers, parents, children, seniors, disabled citizens, and college students. Do you need information on smoke alarms, home escape planing, fire extinguishers, or carbon monoxide? Start with this web site.
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Home Safety Council
The Home Safety Council is a leading source for home safety tips, checklists and information about home fire safety, falls prevention, poison prevention, water safety, child safety, disaster preparedness as well as many other home safety topics. Look for information on disaster preparedness, fall prevention for seniors, and crib safety. Take the room-by-room safety exam.
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Fire Smart
This Liberty Mutual-sponsored web site uses videos and an interactive approach to fire safety. You will find numerous home fire safety tips and a coloring book for the kids.
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Buzzly Fire Safety
Buzzly's primary mission is "to raise a nation of fire safe children." Visit this web site to see how their partnership of teachers, firefighters, and daycare center professionals have developed resources to teach kids basic fire safety.
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Energizer
The "Energizer Bunny" battery folks have created a guidelines kit containing tried-and-true suggestions for implementing the Change Your Clock Change Your Battery program. You will find worksheets and coloring books for the kids as well as a grid for building your home escape plan.
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Fireproof Children
This organization's mission is to prevent injury through education, research, training, global educational programs, and organizational partnerships. Their website is designed to be a resource for fire safety education, juvenile firesetting prevention and intervention, and injury prevention. You will find helpful information resouces on unintentional injury, children and fire, and seniors.
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State Farm
One of the world's leading insurance companies has provided a wide selection of safety and helpful tips on fire safety, health hazards, general home safety, and child safety. You will find information on topics such as cooking safety, the proper use of candles, and chimney maintenance. Also available is information on carbon monoxide,mold, dog bites, electrical outlets, garage doors, and mini-blinds.
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Fire Safety.gov
This web site is an excellent resource containing information on eliminating residential fire deaths. Look for information on smoke alarms, fire escape planning, and residential fire sprinklers. Your kids can enjoy their coloring book.
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National Safety Council
The NSC wants to educate and influence people to prevent accidental injury and death. Their web site covers topis such as driver safety, emergency preparedness, home falls, poison prevention, teen driving, and workplace safety.
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Safe Kids USA
This organization's goal is to create a safe environment for our children. Their web site addresses numerous subjects of this nature and provides good information on topics such as car safety, fire safety, being a safe pedestrian, avoiding poisons, and railroad safety.
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People's Burn Foundation
The Foundation provides information on fire and burn prevention and safety. They also offer the "To Hell and Back" interactive training simulator.
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Please let us know if you spot other helpful web sites on Fire Prevention and Personal Safety. We will post a link to those sites on this page.
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