Fire Week Activities Involve Youngsters, Adults
Photos: Ernie Branson
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NIDDK's Ellen C. Vaughn, winner of the 1998 poster slogan contest, is congratulated by (from l) O.W. "Jim" Sweat, director, Division of Public Safety; Richard E. Shaff, chief, Emergency Management Branch; Gary C. Hess, chief, NIH Fire Department; and J.P. McCabe, chief, fire prevention section. |
| Fireman Sam L. Barnett gives a youngster a peek inside the Fire Safety House, which was donated for the occasion by the Patuxent River Naval Air Station's fire department. |
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Sparky the Fire Dog (a.k.a. NIH fire fighter Lori A. Padgett) passes out helium balloons to schoolchildren wearing souvenir fire helmets. |
| The adults got fire helmets, too, courtesy of Paul E. Davis, NIH fire protection inspector. |
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Children from the Executive Child Development Center visit the residential sprinkler trailer on loan from the University of Maryland's Fire and Rescue Institute. |
| NIH fire fighter Rych N. Pullen is hoisted aloft during a demonstration of high-angle rescue. |
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Fireman John M. Bede IV distributes balloons to the kids, assisting Sparky. |
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