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Seattle Firefighters Hit the Books to Promote Children’s Literacy

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Seattle-The Seattle Fire Department is partnering with the Seattle Public Library for a reading program aimed at increasing literacy, and raising awareness of home fire safety. The Firefighter Story Times at the Seattle Public Library is part of October’s Fire Prevention Month. Seattle Firefighters will read No Dragons for Tea to dozens of preschool children at the Seattle Public Library branches across the city. The Firefighters will be driving home important safety messages including “Firefighters are your friend”, “Crawl low under smoke” and “Get out and stay out”.

For more than a decade, Seattle Firefighters have volunteered for literacy events at various Seattle Public Library’s and Seattle Public Schools. The Firefighter Story Times are part of a month long push to educate the young people of the city and their families on fire safety tips. Preschool children are especially vulnerable to fire and burn injuries. During the month of October, Seattle Firefighters are reading to preschoolers at 10 different libraries throughout the city.

 

Here is a list of locations where the Story Times will take place:

Central Library
1000 4th Ave
Thursday, October 3
10:30 AM

Lake City Branch
12501 28th Ave NE
Monday, October 7
10:30 AM

South Park Branch
8604 8th Ave. S.
Wednesday, October 9
11:15 AM

Southwest Branch
9010 35th Ave. S.W.
Thursday, October 10
11:00 AM

Rainier Beach Branch
9125 Rainier Ave. S.
Tuesday, October 15
2:00 PM

Montlake Branch
2401 24th Ave. E.
Wednesday, October 16
11:00 AM

Magnolia Branch
2801 34th Ave. W
Tuesday, October 22
2:00 PM

University Branch
5009 Roosevelt Way NE.
Wednesday, October 23
11:15 AM

Beacon Hill Branch
2821 Beacon Ave. S.
Thursday, October 24
10:30 AM

Greenwood Branch
8016 Greenwood Ave N
Wednesday, October 30
10:30 AM

Seattle Firefighters Read to Kids at Neighborhood Libraries this Summer

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This summer Seattle Firefighters will be reading to kids at library branches throughout the City. The Seattle Fire Department and Seattle Public Library are partnering to host seven firefighter story times in June and July.

“This is a chance for firefighters to meet our youngest community members and educate them on how to protect themselves and their families during a fire,” said Fire Chief Gregory Dean.

For more than a decade, Seattle firefighters have volunteered for literacy events at local branch libraries.

“The firefighter story times are among our most popular literacy programs for preschoolers,” said City Librarian Marcellus Turner. “We appreciate the firefighters volunteering their time each year to support libraries and reading. It’s a wonderful opportunity for some of our youngest patrons to learn about fire safety and the work that our brave firefighters do every day.”

Firefighters will read the book “No Dragons for Tea” to preschool children from all around the City. Through a delightful story about a little girl who invites a dragon over for tea, preschoolers learn important fire safety messages. Educating preschoolers and their families about fire safety is important, given preschoolers are especially vulnerable to fire and burn injuries.

“This is a great way to help support reading at a young age, something that we know is critical for success in school and later in life,” said Mayor Mike McGinn. “For kids, firefighters are pretty cool – so it’s great that they are serving as role models for reading.”

In addition to the stories, the firefighters will also demonstrate their fire gear and give children a chance to see their fire engines.
The public is encouraged to attend these events:

Douglass-Truth Branch
2300 E. Yesler Way Thursday June 6 @ 10:30 a.m.

Delridge Branch
5423 Delridge Way S.W. Thursday June 13 @ 11:30 a.m.

Ballard Branch
5614 22nd Ave. N.W. Wednesday June 19 @10:30 am.

Beacon Hill Branch
2821 Beacon Ave. S. Thursday June 20 @ 10:30 a.m.

Central Library
1000 4th Ave Thursday June 27 @ 10:30 a.m.

Northgate Branch
10548 Fifth Ave. N.E. Thursday July 11 @ 10:30 a.m.

Broadview Branch
12755 Greenwood Ave. N. Thursday July 18 @ 10:30 a.m.

For more information call 206-386-1338 or email fireinfo@seattle.gov.