- Author
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Title
- Leadership in Public Fire Safety Education: The Year 2000 and Beyond. Findings of a National Symposium.
- Coporate
- Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC
- Report
- FA-135, June 1993, 70 p.
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM: U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), 16825 South Seton Ave., Emmitsburg, MD 21727. Telephone: 301-447-1000. Website: http://www.usfa.fema.gov
- Keywords
- education | fire safety | public awareness
- Abstract
- On May 27-29,1992, the U.S. Fire Administration sponsored a two and one-half day symposium to identify strategies and actions that will advance public fire education as we move into the changing world of the 21st century. Held by and for leaders in the field, the symposium resulted in a clear expression of many of the key trends that are impacting, or will impact, the field. These included trends in society, in schools, in local government, in the fire service, and in the field of injury prevention and health. Based on their analysis of the implications of these trends for public fire safety education, participants recommended future-oriented strategies and actions to maximize the impact of education on the nation's fire problem. Their findings are applicable to all public and private organizations whose mission includes the development or delivery of educational programs to reduce the loss of life and property from avoidable fire incidents.