- April 18, 2024
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‘Data Busters’ visit Flagler County Fire Rescue
The following is a news release from the Flagler County communications office:
Local high school students participating in the Northeast Florida Community Action Agency’s “Data Busters” program visited Flagler County Fire Rescue to learn about the department, and to learn how to properly use a fire extinguisher.
“I’m going to show you how to use these fire extinguishers and while I wouldn’t discourage you from putting out a small fire, you should really call 9-1-1,” Fire Marshal Joe King said on Friday. “We’d rather show up and have the fire out, leaving us nothing to do, than to have you wait until the fire is out of control before you call us.”
Fifteen students listened, then put their classroom knowledge into action outside.
There are five steps (PPASS) to using a fire extinguishers: “pull” the ring or pin that prevents accidentally pulling the trigger; “purge,” or test the extinguisher before walking up to the fire; “aim” starting low at the bottom of the fire; “squeeze” the trigger; and “sweep” the nozzle back and forth.
“You want to be 6 to 8 feet away,” King said. “Don’t corner yourself and back away from the fire; never turn your back on it. If the smoke is making you cough, the fire is definitely too big to try to put out by yourself.”
Patricia Cain, a family service specialist, and Donna Schwarz, her assistant, said the Data Busters program is offered through Daytona State College.
During the six-week program, students have classes on Monday and Wednesday to learn the Microsoft Suite programs, including Excel and PowerPoint. The students work on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with some having jobs at the Flagler County Public Schools, Flagler County Senior Services and Career Source among other locations.
“They really get some good skills in this program,” Schwarz said.
Cultural Arts Grant Workshop set for July 22 at Palm Coast Community Center
The following is a news release from the city of Palm Coast communications office:
The city of Palm Coast will hold a workshop at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, to provide information to representatives of organizations wishing to apply for this year’s Cultural Arts Financial Assistance Matching Grant program. The workshop will be held at the Palm Coast Community Center at 305 Palm Coast Parkway NE, and is open to the public.
The matching grant program is open to Palm Coast-based non-profit organizations. The grants must be used to fund cultural arts programs and/or events that are conducted within the city.
Hosted by the Palm Coast Parks and Recreation Department and the Leisure Services Advisory Committee, the workshop will focus on the grant submittal process and timeline, completion of the grant application and the required information/documentation and the event and organization budget form. It will also provide general information about grant writing and grant funders.
Grant applications will be distributed at the annual grant workshop. Beginning July 23, the grant application also can be downloaded from the Parks & Recreation webpage at
palmcoastgov.com/government/parks-recreation.
For more information, call Parks and Recreation at 986-2323.
