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Fire Safety House at Sturgis Falls Celebration

State Farm Insurance agents Brad Jacobson, Brad McCunniff and Sandy Benak will be sponsoring the Blank Children's Hospital Fire Safety House. It will available Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 1-4 PM. The Fire Safety House has taught many children and adults in our area how to recognize fire hazards and not to hide, but to get out alive. THis is a hands-on learning to prepare children for the unexpected and frightening experiences of a fire. Similar in appearance to a motor home, the Fire Safety House is mobile fire safety education tool which contains the three rooms where fires start most frequently: the kitchen, living room and bedroom.Some of the life-saving procedures taught are how to crawl under smoke, how to feel a door before opening it, how to use a fire escape ladder, what a smoke detector sounds like and how to call 911.

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