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October 6, 2007 - The Blairsville Home Depot recently hosted Fire Safety Day. The annual event is a fun day with exciting projects for children of all ages. Kids participated in this year's festivities by building a wooden fire truck and learning all about fire safety.

A highlight of the day was a visit by Smokey Bear. Children and adults are always glad to see their friend. Smokey says, “ If you start a fire, put it out. Only you can prevent wildfires.”

Tips were offered to children on fire safety and included always having an adult to help with cooking projects, reminding parents to check batteries in smoke alarms, and practicing an escape plan regularly. Safety lessons included what to do if your clothes catch fire. Stop, drop, and roll is easy for young people to remember and extremely effective in emergency situations.

Everyone enjoyed a free lunch with hotdogs and all the trimmings. Many agencies and businesses contributed to the success of Fire Safety Day. Thanks to all that participated and helped sponsor the event.