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Fire commission hears update on firefighter-run school safety program
Summary
Presenters told the Fire Commission the San Francisco Firefighters and Safety Education (FICE) program reached about 11,730 students in 2016–17, relies heavily on volunteers and was updated with a FEMA grant; the commission thanked volunteers and discussed outreach and funding.
The San Francisco Fire Commission on Sept. 27 heard an update on a firefighter-led safety education program that delivers 30‑minute lessons to elementary students across the city.
Dwayne Eckert, a longtime volunteer with the San Francisco Firefighters and Safety Education program, described a K–6 curriculum focused on seven key fire‑safety points and said the program uses a script and visual props that have been reviewed for readability and by NFPA curriculum evaluators. "This program is the collaboration between the Elise Andrews Burn Foundation and…
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