WALLA WALLA, Wash. Following the retirement of current Chief Bob Yancey, the City of Walla Walla will be internally promoting Fred "John" Knowles as the city s next Deputy Fire
alla Walla Fire Department personnel typically deliver the
Safety Always Matters fire-safety program in person to area students. But 2020 threw a wrench in the works.
With distance learning in most schools the rule of the year while quarantining during the coronavirus pandemic, the WWFD has looked at alternatives to giving live presentations.
To help resolve the challenge, the department received a $5,000 grant to assist in creating educational fire safety videos from commercial property insurer
FM Global.
Tim Thompson with the WWFD Prevention Office worked with Walla Walla Public Schools to develop a plan that includes Zoom sessions with firefighters in combination with videos of each grade-level curriculum.
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