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Make An Emergency Fire Pail
 Make an Emergency Fire Pail using ARM & HAMMER®
Baking Soda! Here’s a great Fire Safety Awareness project for
kids that will help the whole family be prepared for small fires.
Using Baking Soda and a coffee can, kids can make a Fire Pail
to have on hand in the event of a kitchen fire. To make a Fire
Pail, request a label with instructions by sending a self-addressed,
stamped envelope to ARM & HAMMER® Fire Pail Brochures, PO Box
7468, Princeton, NJ 08543.
Book Published on Shreveport Fire Department Bomb Squad
A copy of "The History of the Shreveport Fire Department's Bomb Squad (1962-2008)" was presented Friday by author Gene Barattini to two of the books primary sources, Terry Hayes and C.G. Vaughn.
Terry Hayes, a retired Shreveport Fire Department Chief of Fire Prevention, Bomb Technician and a founding member of the Louisiana Arson and Fire Prevention Association (LA&FPA) and Pasr President. Terry is also a Past President of the Louisiana State Firemen's Association, elected in 1965.
C.G. Vaughn, a World War II veteran, is a former Army Explosive Ordnance Detachment Commander and former Caddo-Bossier Civil Defense Training Officer.
 The 68-page, illustrated book chronicles the City of Shreveport Bomb Squad from its beginning in 1962 to the state-of-the-art section as it is today.
Barattini, a local emergency manager, educator and historian, spent months researching the book and interviewing current and retired Shreveport Firefighters.
Copies of the book are available from the publisher at www.lulu.com for $27.20 hardcover, or $14.73, paperback, plus shipping, or directly from Barattini for $30 hardback or $17 paperback, shipping included, by calling (318) 742-4710.
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