Novato Fire District Partners with Novato Youth Center in Educating Preschoolers about Fire Safety.

 As part of the curriculum at the Novato Youth Center’s Preschool program, the Novato Fire District paid a special visit to the Center on Wed., August 29^th,including a first-hand tour of an official fire truck.  Firefighters in attendance to help educate the children included Mario Bernardini, Sean Boals ,Andrew McGargill, Sandy Wargo, Alex Johnston, Chris Goodspeed and Jeff Keena.

 Reserve Keena led the presentation, with many attentive fans in the audience.  One in particular, Jacob Forrester had just received a full firefighter’s suit on his 4^th birthday, and felt particularly connected to the pursuit of safety. “The children have been studying a unit on campfires, and this seemed like a natural fit” notes Miss Ashley, one of the Center’s 3 Preschool teachers. Sandra Wargo noted,   “The Novato Fire District is always available to educate our young children about fire safety and firefighters.  We are very pleased with our partnership and connection with the Novato Youth Center.”

The Novato Youth Center offers a scope of 5 programs in the area of Child Development, serving ages ranging from 6 weeks to 14 years.  A private nonprofit organization, the Center is in its 36^th year of serving the community in a wide variety of program areas.  If you have an expertise that you’d like to share to support the program’s comprehensive curriculum, please contact Jody Reed at (415) 892-1643, ext. 237 or e-mail her at jodyreed@novatoyouthcenter.org.  To learn more about the Novato Youth Center’s other program offerings, please visit www.novatoyouthcenter.org.  To learn more about the Novato Fire District, please visit http://novatofire.org/.