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Thomasville Volunteer Fire Department highlights outreach, 177 children engaged at recent event
Summary
Charlie Dixon, the department'9s public relations officer, told the council the volunteer fire department distributed 340 activity bags, used a 9-1-1 simulator, and collected 177 child sign-ins at a community-college event; the department plans to display posters at the fire station and extend countywide outreach.
Charlie Dixon, public relations officer for the Thomasville Volunteer Fire Department, presented the department'9s year-to-date outreach and education work to the council and mayor. Dixon said the department staffed a community-college event where roughly 177 children signed a visitor book; the department also distributed 340 bags with activity materials and demonstrated a 9-1-1 simulator intended to teach both children and adults how to interact with emergency dispatch.
Dixon described posters and a newsletter page recognizing Clark County and Thomasville activity; he said the materials and posters will be displayed at the fire station. Council members praised the department'9s prevention work. Roy Wade emphasized countywide cooperation on smoke-alarm distribution and other prevention programs and thanked Thomasville'9s volunteers for community engagement.
Council members noted the broader public-safety benefit of prevention efforts and youth outreach. No formal action was required; Dixon said the department will continue outreach and make materials available at the station.
