Boys & Girls Club of Greater Holyoke - The Positive Place for Kids

Fire Prevention Week was featured at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Holyoke! Thanks to the guidance of Inspector Maria Pelcher, Club kids were given instruction on how to call for help, be on the look-out for safety concerns, be prepared with common sense tactics such as “STOP, DROP, and ROLL”, encourage their parents to keep fire extinguishers in the home and most importantly how to safely exit a burning building. To that end the children were given an opportunity to participate in a role playing scenario. They entered a smoke filled trailer, followed a pre-set protocol and were then rescued by firefighters! The children performed magnificently! It is our hope and the hope of firefighters locally and nationwide that if we engage youth in these type of scenarios often enough lives will be saved. Thank you Inspector Pelcher and all Holyoke Firefighters for the work you do.