Fire Prevention and Safety for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2012 9:00AM - 12:00 NOON
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
200 Mero Street
Frankfort, KY 40622
Phone (502) 564-4890 Registration is now closed. We have reached our maximum number of participants. If you have any questions, please get in touch with your point of contact. Thank you for your interest. CEPIN/IPC Workshop Registration - Frankfort, KYCEPIN/IPC Workshop Registration - Frankfort, KY
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posted Sep 1, 2011 11:43 AM by Jim House
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updated Dec 8, 2011 4:28 PM by Andrew Perlman
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CEPIN and IPC (Inclusive Preparedness Center) are offering this training opportunity to introduce proven new outreach and planning tools for helping all communities, particularly the deaf and hard of hearing communities, improve their home smoke and fire safety. The training will explain:
- The IPC/CEPIN engagement approach to residential fire safety planning and practice
- How to use the Smoke and Fire Safety Action Planner to support smoke alarm installation, maintenance, and testing
- Using the Action Planner to support face to face fire safety planning and practicing
- Using the Instruction Manual to train partner organization staff to do practical outreach and planning with the people the organization serves, including members of the deaf and hard of hearing communities
- Particular challenges faced by the deaf and hard of hearing communities in home fire safety
- How collaboration multiplies the effective outreach of Fire Life Safety Educators to the deaf and hard of hearing communities
- Meeting the communication and accessibility needs of individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing
- Alerting methods and smoke alarms available to the deaf and hard of hearing communities
TARGET AUDIENCE: Fire Life Safety Educators, firefighters, fire marshals, representatives from advocate agencies serving the deaf and hard of hearing, and key leaders from the deaf and hard of hearing community. COST: Training is provided at no cost to eligible participants. The materials, supported by a grant from FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program - Fire Prevention and Safety Grants, are also free. To see the materials, visit www.firesafetyplanner.org. Each participant will receive 100 sets of materials at the training (80 Action Planners and 20 Instruction Manuals).
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posted Apr 21, 2011 12:27 PM by Neil McDevitt
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updated Nov 3, 2011 8:46 AM by Andrew Perlman
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posted Feb 16, 2011 6:39 PM by Neil McDevitt
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updated Feb 16, 2011 7:30 PM
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CEPIN's Program Director Neil McDevitt was featured in the July/August 2010 issue of the National Fire Protection Association Journal. Neil talked about the importance of ensuring the fire protection standards for accessibile smoke alarms are continually updated.
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