Anchor Event Date:
April 28, 2007

Anchor Event Time:
1200 - 1600 hours

Anchor Event Location:
Lowes of Gaithersburg (Store# 0223)
205 Kentlands Blvd.
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
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Anchor Event Schedule:

1200 hours	Entertainment Begins
1205 hours	National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Board Representative Introduced and Opening Remarks by National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Representative
1209 hours	National Fallen Firefighters Representative Introduces Host Representatives
1224 hours	Officials Remarks Elected officials Fire officials Association Representatives
1225 hours	Survivor Untold Story: Cathy Hedrick
1245 hours	Sponsor Remarks and Award Giveaway
1300 hours	Life Safety Initiatives Program Representative Remarks
1305 hours	Conclusion
1305 - 1500 hours	Fire Department Apparatus Display including safety fair and exhibits
1600 hours	Bus Leaves for Next Destination

Details:
For more information about this event contact Katherine Hibbs at (609) 651-6932.

Training Date:
April 28, 2007

Training Opportunity:
Courage to Be Safe Training - A different type of courage is the subject of "The Courage to Stay Safe - So Everyone Goes Home™" program. This provocative and moving presentation is designed to change the culture of accepting the loss of our firefighters as a normal occurrence.

At the heart of "The Courage to Stay Safe" are the gripping, untold stories of LODD survivors, revealing how family members must live with the consequences of a firefighter death. The program graphically underscores the need for firefighters and officers to change fundamental attitudes and behaviors in order to prevent line of duty deaths, and promotes the courage to do the right thing so that "Everyone Goes Home™" at the end of the day.

Training Time:
0830 - 1130 hours

Training Location:
Montgomery Fire Training Academy
9710 Great Seneca Highway
Rockville MD 20850

Instructors:
Rich Bowers, Region III Advocate, Maryland State Advocate
Tom Swartz

Details:
For more information contact Robert Colameta