

Prevention
Scenes from the past stroll across my memory as I hear the words “fire prevention.” Fire Prevention Week at school brought lessons about fire and its destructive force. Really neat, plastic helmets, “just like the ones firemen wear” adorned the heads of school children. Plastic badges and the title “Jr. Fire Marshall’ were bestowed upon those who passed the quizzes on fire safety. Through the cooperation of teachers, parents and community members, impressionable young minds w