SAFE and Senior SAFE Mission Statements

S.A.F.E. and Senior SAFE Mission Statement

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SAFE Mission Statement

The following represents the core mission of the SAFE program:

The Student Awareness of Fire Education (SAFE) program is a fire prevention education program designed to equip elementary, intermediate, and high school students with skills for recognizing the dangers of fire, including the fire risks posed by smoking-related materials. The program utilizes specially trained firefighters to teach fire and life safety education. Many of the firefighters are trained emergency medical technicians who have seen the catastrophic health effects of smoking-induced illnesses.

The SAFE educator serves as a role model for impressionable youth providing students with firsthand knowledge of the dangers associated with fire and age-appropriate information on preventing and surviving those fires that occur. Through a core school-based program, S.A.F.E. educators effect change in the behavior and the safety of the community at large.

The SAFE Program is designed to create a partnership between the school and fire department. Working jointly to reach the goals and objectives of the state’s Curriculum Frameworks and the Common Core of Learning, firefighters teach the Key Fire Safety Behaviors using the Massachusetts Public Fire and Life Safety Education Curriculum Planning Guidebook and model teamwork for the students.

Senior SAFE Mission Statement

The following represents the core mission of the Senior SAFE program:

The Senior SAFE program is a fire prevention education program designed to improve the fire and life safety of older adults in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts through education that addresses the unique fire risks for this age group. Some of the risks include smoking, home oxygen use, cooking, electrical, and heating dangers. The program utilizes specially trained firefighters to teach fire and life safety education. Many of the firefighters are trained emergency medical technicians who have seen the catastrophic health effects of smoking-induced illnesses and the dangers of fire associated with home medical oxygen use.

Senior SAFE aims to improve the safety of older adult homes. Programs may include the installation of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, testing and replacing batteries in these devices, the installation and checking of house numbers, installing high-end heat limiting devices on stoves, in-hood stove fire extinguishers, nightlights, and other fall prevention interventions where needed to provide safety for the at-risk older adult population in the community. In addition to installing safety devices, education specific to their circumstances is a crucial component of improving the safety of older adults at home.

The Senior SAFE educator serves as a community leader who can provide firsthand knowledge of the dangers associated with fire, age-appropriate information on preventing and surviving those fires that occur and affect a change in the behavior of older adults.

The Senior SAFE Program is designed to create a partnership between older adults and fire departments through established providers of senior support services such as Councils on Aging, Senior Centers, Visiting Nurse Associations, or other similar agencies.

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