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Remembering When
In 2006, the Nashville Fire Department
adopted the National Fire Protection Association’s Remembering When®
Fire and Fall Prevention Program for Older Adults. Partnerships have
been formed with local agencies to train service providers who care for
the elderly in their homes to be on the look out for fire and fall
safety issues within each home they visit, and to reinforce key safety
messages with their clients. Through this training, caregivers learn to
help senior adults to complete a home safety checklist, and inspect for
working smoke alarms.
NFD Public Safety educators also “take it to the streets” with
entertaining and informative presentations at Nashville’s senior
centers, assisted living facilities, and places of worship. Participants
are treated to a game show format featuring music, comedy, and door
prizes.
Through this dual presentation format, the Nashville Fire Department
expects to achieve its goal of reaching the Nashville community with
vital lifesaving skills, and significantly reduce fire and fall
fatalities and injuries among the high risk elderly population. |
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