VICENZA, Italy – Vicenza Brownie Girl Scouts Troop #53 members visit the Fire Department Station on Caserma Ederle Feb. 22, 2023, as a joint experience with American Red Cross and the Vicenza Health Clinic representatives. The training given to the scouts was an opportunity for different organizations on post to work with each other. Before concluding the event, participants assisted by the firefighters had the chance to get on the fire truck and learn more about it.
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VICENZA, Italy – The Vicenza Brownie Girl Scouts Troop #53 recently visited the Fire Department Station on Caserma Ederle for a joint experience with American Red Cross and health clinic representatives. The visit focused on first aid tips and safety guidance in case of emergency.
“Today, we are working with the Fire Department, volunteers from the American Red Cross and nurses from the clinic to help our girls earn their first aid badge and safety award pins,” said Jacquelyn Koon, one of the troop leaders for Vicenza Brownie Girl Scouts Troop #53.
Koon added that the training given to the scouts was an opportunity for different organizations on post to work with each other, and the response was positive. During the event, many participants asked questions to the instructors.
VICENZA, Italy – Vicenza Brownie Girl Scouts Troop #53 members visit the Fire Department Station on Caserma Ederle Feb. 22, 2023, as a joint experience with American Red Cross and health clinic representatives. In addition to Fire Department safety guidance, during the visit, ARC and health clinic representatives explained child and baby cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and other emergency situations.
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“Based on the age of the children, the challenge was putting together a class that would interest most of little ones,” explained Luca Giaretta, battalion chief of Fire Prevention Office, Fire and Emergency Services for the garrison.
Giaretta talked about safety measures and answered questions about how to react in case of emergencies, also highlighting the importance of bringing the safety message home to the families through different types of fire safety hand-outs and literature.
VICENZA, Italy – Luca Giaretta, battalion chief of Fire Prevention Office, Fire and Emergency Services for the garrison, talks about safety measures during the Vicenza Brownie Girl Scouts Troop #53 visit at the Fire Department Station on Caserma Ederle Feb. 22, 2023. The event, a joint experience with American Red Cross and health clinic representatives, focused on first aid tips and safety guidance in case of emergency.
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“We tried to set this class as a positive experience for children and adults so that they will help spread the fire safety message around our community,” he said.
Before concluding the event, participants assisted by the firefighters had the chance to get on the fire truck and learn more about it.
