Fire Safety Begins at Home

Let me introduce you to someone special. His name is Shane Ferguson and he's made it his mission in life to keep our children safe from fires. Shane, a Winnipeg firefighter, won a Today's Parent For Kids' Sake Award last year. (You can read why he so deserved this honour.)

Shane dedicates his time to developing fire-safety-related games and activities which teach children and their parents what to do in the case of a fire in their home. His non-profit organization, Staying Alive, has designed a website and an animated game called The Great Escape, which shows kids how to get out of a fire safely. He recently approached Today's Parent to see if we could help him spread the word. Consider it done, Shane.

Look for regular fire safety tips in this newsletter, and for all our kids' safety, please pass them on.

Until next time,
Kathy Bergen
Editorial Director, Todaysparent.com

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