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Last Updated: Thursday, September 02, 2010

NFPA's Risk Watch Program Helps Educators and Firefighters Teach Children About Safety

Published: Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Injury is the leading health risk for children under 14. In the United States over 6,000,000 children sustain accidental injuries each year, and over 5,000 of these are fatal. In response to this the NFPA developed Risk Watch, the nation’s first comprehensive injury program that school districts and first responders can use to teach young children about safety. Join FDNNTV.com's Barbara Brooks for a look at how the Chino Valley Unified School District and Chino Valley Independent Fire District are using Risk Watch to teach their city's first graders about safety.

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Plumber's Torch Sparks Stubborn Brentwood Fire

On Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 2:50 PM, 9 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 6 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 1 Rehab Tender, 3 EMS Battalion Captains, 1 Battalion Chief Officer Command Team and 1 Division Chief Officer Command Team, a total of 64 Los Angeles Fire Department personnel under the direction of Battalion Chief Ralph Ramirez, responded to a Greater Alarm Structure Fire at 485 Halvern Drive in the Los Angeles community of Brentwood.

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Brush Fire Near Shady Canyon Golf Course in Irvine
Photo by Adam Serratelli

FDNNTV wants your photos! We accept fire, rescue and EMS photos. Each day we choose our favorite and publish it on FDNNTV.com. Please submit your photograph to news@fdnntv.com in .jpg format, along with a brief description of the incident and a letter certifying that you are the photographer.

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