Hometown Event Date:
April 23, 2007

Hometown Event Time:
1000 - 1300 hours

Hometown Event Location:
Lowes of Hialeah (Store# 2254)
1650 West 37th Street
Hialeah, FL 33012
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Hometown Event Schedule:

1000 hours	Opening Remarks by National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Representative
1005 hours	National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Representative Introduces Host Representatives
1006 hours	Officials Remarks Elected officials Fire officials Association Representatives
1016 hours	Survivor Untold Story: Sharon Purdy
1036 hours	Sponsor Awards/Remarks
1106 hours	Life Safety Initiatives Program Representative Remarks
1130 hours	Conclusion
1130 hours	Fire Department Apparatus Display and Safety Fair
1300 hours	Bus Leaves for Next Destination

Details:
For more information about this event contact Katherine Hibbs at (609) 651-6932.

Training Opportunity Date:
April 23, 2007

Training Opportunity:
Courage to Be Safe Training - A different type of courage is the subject of "The Courage to Stay Safe - So Everyone Goes Home™" program. This provocative and moving presentation is designed to change the culture of accepting the loss of our firefighters as a normal occurrence.

At the heart of "The Courage to Stay Safe" are the gripping, untold stories of LODD survivors, revealing how family members must live with the consequences of a firefighter death. The program graphically underscores the need for firefighters and officers to change fundamental attitudes and behaviors in order to prevent line of duty deaths, and promotes the courage to do the right thing so that "Everyone Goes Home™" at the end of the day.

Training Time:
1330 - 1730 hours

Training Location:
Goodlet Park Community Theater
4200 West 8th Ave.
Haileah, FL 33012

Instructors:
Billy Hayes, Region IV Advocate, Georgia State Advocate
Leigh Taylor, Georgia State Advocate

Details:
For more information contact Robert Colameta