CHEVERIE BUILDS FIRE PREVENTION TOOLS

 

Andrew Cheverie of Albion and Troop 164 became an Eagle Scout after constructing two fire prevention props for the local fire department to use at open house events and at “TruckDay” at the Albion Primary School.

One prop is a two-dimensional wooden house with hinged flames the children can “put out” with a low-pressure hose. The second is a simulator to train children how to correctly open a door and crawl below smoke when they hear the smoke alarm go off. There is a full-size interior door leading to a short hallway containing descending cloth smoke.

TROOP 74 DIGS OUT HYDRANTS

After a recent fire in the Village of Livonia, Troop 74 decided that clearing fire hydrants was something they could do to help.  They couldn't find a time on such short notice to gather as a group and tackle the problem, so they just put the word out to "do what you can then report back what you did."  By the end of the weekend, several of our Scouts had cleared away over 3 dozen hydrants in their neighborhoods and the numbers are still growing.  Most of these hydrants were buried under 3 to 5 feet of snow!