Public Safety Day - Sept. 20

From Robert K McCarthy

Councillor Ward One

Subject: Public Safety Day - Sept. 20

CITY OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS

Kimberley Driscoll

Mayor

City of Salem and Moose Family Center Hosts 6^th Annual Public Safety Day

Mayor Kimberley Driscoll and the Salem Moose Family Center are pleased to announce that they will hold the 6^th Annual Public Safety Day at the Moose Lodge on 50 Grove Street in Salem on Saturday, September 20, 2014, from 10:00a.m. to 2:00p.m.

Regarding the event, Mayor Driscoll stated, “I am grateful to the Moose for continuing to spearhead this event.  It offers a fun way for families to learn about being safe in their daily lives.”

Leo Dupuis, governor of the Moose Lodge, stated, “This is a great community event.  I look forward to the day being informative and fun.”

New this year, will be Bus Evacuation Drills. The children will learn what to do in the event of an emergency and how to evacuate the school bus by way of Front Entrance Door, Side Emergency Windows/Doors, Rear Emergency Door/Window, Roof Hatches, and Front Windshield. Demonstrations will take place throughout the day.

This year will be a 10:30 a.m.and an 11:30 a.m. demonstration by the City of Salem’s K-9 Unit, and the Essex County Sheriff’s Office Canine Unit will also hold demonstrations at 11:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

Thanks to the generosity of the Women of the Moose, seventy bike helmets will be available for

youngsters on a first come first serve basis.  There will also be a special appearance by McGruff the Crime Dog from 10:00 a.m. to noon.~ McGruff will be on hand distributing bike safety information and to pose for photographs with your children, so parents, don’t forget your cameras!

Another popular attraction will be the fire safety smoke house manned by the Salem Fire Department where children and adults can learn about fire safety.  The house is designed to give participants hands-on education about on how to escape a building that is on fire, where to go once outside and the importance of having a house fire evacuation plan, working smoke alarms in your house and other fire prevention messages. Once inside the trailer, participants will learn to find two ways out of any room, learn the places that smoke enters most buildings and have a chance to crawl low under smoke.

There will also be a wide-variety of public safety vehicles on for kids to explore including: a city fire engine, various police vehicles, an ambulance, and trucks from the Department of Public Services.

The City of Salem Health Department will be on-site offering free blood pressure readings and distributing flu and smoking cessation information.  The City will also be distributing information regarding the Council on Aging and its Park and Recreation programs. Also, residents can learn how to sign up for the City’s CODERED automated calling system and how to become an E-Mail subscriber so you can receive information posted n the City of Salem’s website.

At 1:00 p.m. the Salem Moose Lodge will present Tommy Moose stuffed animals to HAWC to be given to children when they experience a traumatic event.  In 2003, the Moose International Organization created the Tommy Moose community outreach program, where local chapters provide plush Moose dolls to first responders and social service agencies to be given to children when they experience a traumatic event.

Mixed in with a day of learning about public safety, there will be face painting, coloring and crafts for children, along with food to purchase.  There will be something for everyone, so please join us and have some fun while learning some important public safety information.  This event will take place rain or shine and is free and open to the public.