News Release from: Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue
SUMMER SAFETY MEDIA EVENT WEDNESDAY
Posted: May 29th, 2012 9:19 PM
REMINDER - THIS MEDIA EVENT IS TOMORROW!
It's getting warmer and emergency workers across the region are prepared for a busy summer responding to fire and medical incidents. Fortunately, many of those incidents are preventable. Now you can us save a life by sharing important prevention information with your audience at the 2012 Summer Safety Media Event!
Clackamette Park will be the stage for this visual and interactive "one-stop shopping" experience for the top summer safety tips. This event is the summer version of the popular Holiday Safety House Media Event, sponsored by Safe Kids of the Portland Metro Area.
This gathering of public safety agencies is designed to remind the public of the most common hazards emergency responders see in the field in hopes of preventing a tragedy. Demonstrations on common home summer hazards will be available at the park along with injury prevention experts to provide summer safety advice. This event is tailor-made for visual, interactive live-shots during noon newscasts, walk and talk standups for 4:00 p.m. shows and information-packed print news stories.
WHEN:
Wednesday, May 30th, 2012
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Special accommodations available for live newscasts
WHERE:
Clackamette Park, 1955 Clackamette Drive, Oregon City.
WHO:
Safety experts (Nurses, Public Health Professionals, Paramedics, Firefighters, and PIOs) from Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, American Medical Response, Sandy Fire District, OHSU, Legacy Health Systems, Oregon Department of Forestry, the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, and others will be available to demonstrate the top summer hazards and safety tips.
DEMONSTRATIONS AVAILABLE:
Water Safety
Boating Safety
Defensible Space
Barbecue Safety
Camping Safety, Campfires and Debris Burning,
Bicycling Safety
Pedestrian Safety
Window Fall Prevention
Summer Crime Prevention
Beach Safety
And more!
About Safe Kids Portland Metro
Safe Kids Portland Metro has been helping kids in Portland for the last 15 years. Coalition partners include: Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, AMR, ACTS Oregon, Safe Communities, Oregon Poison Center, Legacy Health Systems, Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Oregon DHS and other area fire departments.
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