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Media Invited to Meet Young Burn Survivors and their Families at the BC Professional FIre Fighters' 13th Annual Burn Camp Kick Off
NORTH VANCOUVER, BC — The BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Camp kicks off on Sunday, July 23rd with 73 young burn injured children and 66 counsellors, junior counsellors, and support staff heading up to Squamish for a week of fun. Campers and their counsellors participate in group activities such as swimming, hiking, kayaking, rafting, a skit night, and arts & crafts. They also receive valuable one-on-one support from junior counsellors – themselves burn survivors – and from their counsellors.
A breakfast and Camp Kick Off celebration will be held Sunday, July 23rd at the District of North Vancouver Fire Services Training Centre, hosted by North Vancouver District Fire Fighters Local 1183.
The media is invited to meet the campers, chat with their families and the camp’s counsellors who donate their time — they are professional fire fighters, burn unit doctors & nurses, other health care professionals and adult burn survivors — all who make up ‘Burn Camp 2006.’
The campers’ injuries range from their playing with gasoline and matches, to receiving scalds from hot water and liquids, to accidental injuries like house fires and boating and car accidents. However, many of the injuries were preventable. Hot, dry summers mean people need to take extra care to protect themselves and their property. In conjunction with Burn Camp, the BC Professional Fire Fighters' Burn Fund urges everyone, especially children, to take care and have a safe, injury-free summer. To assist the public, the Burn Fund has issued a list of summer safety tips, available upon request, or downloadable at www.burnfund.org.
Kick Off to Camp Event Agenda
| What |
KICK OFF TO BURN CAMP – BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund
Thirteenth Annual Summer Camp for burn-injured children |
| When |
Sunday, July 23, 2006 from 9 AM to NOON |
| Where |
District of North Vancouver Fire Services Training Centre
900 St. Denis Avenue, North Vancouver, BC
Directions from Vancouver: Follow Highway 1 along the Upper Levels Highway.
Turn RIGHT at EXIT 22. Turn LEFT at the first light, in front of The Holiday Inn.
Follow the RIGHT LANE around the hotel;
Turn at the first left onto Keith Road, which goes into a cul-de-sac.
Turn right onto St. Denis Avenue. The Training Centre is at the end of the cul-de-sac. Note: SIGNAGE will be displayed to mark the way from in front of the Holiday Inn. |
| 9 AM to 10:30 AM |
Pancake Breakfast hosted by North Vancouver District Fire Fighters Local 1183 |
| 9 AM to Noon |
Photo Opportunities: Entertainment and Fire Fighter activities, including auto extrication demonstration and a technical rescue demonstration, which includes rappelling and lowering the campers from a hose tower. Aerial latter truck rides, police dog team, and more.
Interview Opportunities: Burn Fund Fire Fighter representatives, camp counsellors, selected young burn survivor campers and their families. |
| 11 AM to Noon |
Official Kick-off to Camp, including sponsor recognition, cheque presentations, and camper and counsellor introductions. Speaker list available at www.burnfund.org; presentations of three Burn Fund Bursary Awards will be made. |
| 12 Noon Sharp |
Campers and Counsellors leave for Burn Camp 2006 |
About
the Burn Camp |
The Burn Fund hosts young burn survivors for one week of summer camp. Campers come from all areas of British Columbia to experience a week of joy, safety and freedom. Over six hundred children between the ages of six to 18 have attended the camp. Doctors, nurses, medical therapists and other health care professionals, adult burn survivors and professional fire fighters donate their time as counsellors. The Burn Fund covers the camper’s travel and accommodation, and the cost of coordinating and operating the camp. The cost for each camper to attend is approximately $2,500. There is no fee for the campers, thanks to the generous support of corporations, foundations, civic groups, service clubs and individuals. |
About
the Burn Fund |
A registered non-profit charity established in 1978 by the BC Professional Fire Fighters Association, the Burn Fund provides life saving, life supporting, and life enriching services to the people in British Columbia.
More than 3,300 professional fire fighters from forty-eight communities around the province are building the Burn Fund’s vision. They dedicate their time and skills to support burn survivors and increase the public’s knowledge about fire and burn safety issues through the work the Burn Fund does with its Burn Awareness, Research and Prevention Programs.
For more information or to make a donation, please visit www.burnfund.org. |
Protect Yourself – And Your Home
2006 Summer Fire Safety Tips -- From BC's Professional Fire Fighters
Hot, dry summers mean people need to take extra care to protect themselves and their property. The BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund encourages all British Columbians to follow these safety tips as they enjoy their summer activities.
WILD LAND / URBAN INTERFACE
- If you live in or near a forested area, protect your home and family from flammable forest fuels such as trees, shrubs, dry grass and branches -- remove dead or highly flammable trees and shrubs from areas around your home.
- Regularly remove and dispose of leaves, needles, twigs and debris that could encourage the spread of fire around your home.
- Store firewood and fuel at least thirty feet away from your house and building structures such as sheds, barns and garages.
- Use fire resistant materials such as stucco, metal, brick, cement, concrete or treated wood materials in building construction.
CAMPFIRES
- Obey all fire laws, ordinances and regulations for your area.
- Never use gasoline to help ignite a campfire. Use more kindling and fire starters or newspaper.
- Make sure that small children are placed well away from campfires.
- Check that clothing is not hanging into a fire.
- Soak hot coals with water to douse flames. Make sure your campfire is completely out before you leave.
GASOLINE
- Store gasoline in safety cans or containers that have been approved for the storage of flammables. Store them outside the home, away from pilot lights or other sources of ignition.
- Never use gasoline as a cleaner, a charcoal starter or a solvent.
- When refueling any engine, turn it off, allow it to cool and extinguish all smoking materials.
- Always keep gasoline away from children and pets.
- Never use water to put out a gasoline fire.
PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY
- Practice Stop, Drop and Roll. If you catch on fire: Stop where you are. Drop to the ground and cover your face. Roll over and over until the fire is out.
- If you are burned, run cool water over the burn. Never apply butter or salve to burns because they seal in heat and can cause further damage to the skin.
- Call 911 in case of fire or burn injury.
- E.D.I.T.H. Exit Drills In The Home – Your local fire department offers information on how to teach you and your family how to escape a fire in your home. Every family needs to discuss fire safety, draw out a plan of your home and practice, practice, practice getting out alive.
For more information on burn awareness and prevention, please visit www.burnfund.org |
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