Arson Watch Reward Program

Contest entries for 2018 are due January 11, 2019. The winners will be announced in March, 2019.

For more information, go to: https://www.mass.gov/service-details/youtubetm-high-school-burn-awareness-video-contest

The Fire Chiefs’ Association of Massachusetts’ (FCAM) annual Professional Development Seminar will be held on Tuesday – Thursday, February 26- 28, 2019,  at the DCU Center Worcester – 50 Foster Street, Worcester, MA.

National Burn Awareness Week – Burn injuries continue to be one of the leading causes of accidental death and injury in the United States.

Massachusetts Contest Rules:

https://www.arsonwatchrewardprogram.org/poster-contest/ma-contest-rules/

Rhode Island Contest Rules:

https://www.arsonwatchrewardprogram.org/poster-contest/ri-contest-rules/

2019 Massachusetts County Winners  ~ Fire Safety Poster Contest 

Thank you to all of this year’s participants, and congratulations to the following winners.  With over 1,200 poster submissions from over 30 cities and towns in Massachusetts,  here is the list of this year’s county winners:

                                                                                              
Barnstable County: 

Kate M. – 1st Place – St. Francis Xavier Preparatory School, Hyannis

Hadia K. – 2nd Place – Mattacheese Middle School, West Yarmouth

Berkshire County:

Taylor G. – 1st Place – Hoosac Valley Middle School, Cheshire

Corey C. – 2nd Place – Hoosac Valley Middle School, Cheshire

Bristol County:

Katie C.  – 1st Place – Holy Family Holy Name School, New Bedford

Haleigh K. – 2nd Place – Beckwith Middle School, Rehoboth

Hampden County:

Eliona B.  – 1st Place – Mater Dolorosa School, Holyoke

Vanessa A. – 2nd Place – Mater Dolorosa School, Holyoke

Hampshire County:                

 Jackson K. – 1st Place – JFK Middle School, Florence

Aquinnah S..  – 2nd Place – JFK Middle School, Florence

Middlesex County:

Margaret M.  – 1st Place – Mcauliffe Charter School, Framingham

Katie G. –  2nd Place – George Keverian School, Everett

 Norfolk County:

Andrea C.  – 1st Place – Dr. Robert G. O’Donnell Middle School, Stoughton

Aleksandra C. – 2nd Place –Dr. Robert G. O’Donnell Middle School, Stoughton

Plymouth County:

Jimmy D.  – 1st Place – Plymouth South Middle School, Plymouth

Haleigh H.  – 2nd Place – Plymouth South Middle School, Plymouth

Suffolk County:

Taylor T.  – 1st Place – Martin Luther King Jr. School, Dorchester

Jocelyn P. – 2nd Place – Martin Luther King Jr. School, Dorchester

Worcester County:

Maddier F.  – 1st Place – Overlook Middle School, Ashburnham

Donte B. – 2nd Place – Overlook Middle School, Ashburnham

All First Place County winners were entered into the Statewide contest.  First, Second and Third place State winners will be announced in June at the award ceremony being held for all county winners.

Thank you to all of this year’s participants, and congratulations to the following winners.  With over 175 poster submissions from 11 different schools in Rhode Island,  here is the list of this year’s winners:

Level I – 5th/6th Grade:

 1^st Place             Zury V.                      Nathanael Greene Middle School, Providence

 2^nd Place            Niyah F.                    Nathanael Greene Middle School, Providence

3^rd Place              Alexander G.           Nathanael Greene Middle School, Providence

 Level II – 7th/8th Grade:

 1^st Place              Manasi J.               North Cumberland Middle School, Cumberland

2^nd Place             Toby S.                   Westerly Middle School, Westerly

3^rd Place              Jackson D.            Westerly Middle School, Westerly

https://www.mass.gov/event/10th-annual-high-school-youtube-tm-burn-awareness-video-contest-awards-rescheduled-for-march
The winners of the 2017-18 YouTube™ High School Burn Awareness Video Contest will be announced (and shown) at a ceremony on March 29, 2018 at the Shriners Hospital for Children in Boston

On March 11, 2018, remember when you change your clock to change the batteries in your smoke alarms, unless they have a 10-year lithium battery.

It’s also a good time to check your carbon monoxide alarms and replace them if they have reached the end of their lives.

For more information checkout the mass.gov link here:  https://www.mass.gov/news/fire-officials-ask-people-to-change-your-clock-check-your-alarms-this-weekend

National Burn Awareness Week – Burn injuries continue to be one of the leading causes of accidental death and injury in the United States.