OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
Diane Veltri Bendekovic
Mayor
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Joseph R. Harris
Fire Chief / /
CITY COUNCIL
Peter S. Tingom, Council President
Dr. Robert A. Levy, President Pro Tem
Ron Jacobs
Lynn Stoner
Sharon Moody Uria

NEWS CENTER

For Immediate Release

Contact: Joel Gordon

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LOCAL JOURNALIST HONORED

Plantation, FL: October 9, 2013:Robin Russell is well known as South Florida’s aerial journalist, covering the news from high in the South Florida skies, for Helicopter’s, Inc.

And, now, she is also known as the Plantation Fire Department’s Member of the Year.

As part of their Fire Prevention month activities the Plantation Fire Department honored Robin as well as the Citywide winners of their 37th Annual Fire Prevention Poster and Essay Contest at the Plantation Chamber of Commerce breakfast, at the Jacaranda Country Club on Wednesday, October 9th at 7:30 AM, then again at the City Council meeting, that evening, at 7:30 P.M. at City Hall.

Robin wasacknowledged for her dedication and commitment to the fire department as not only a firefighter, but as a State certified driver, videographer, and backup PIO.

The Poster and Essay contest has been part of the Plantation Fire Department and the Plantation Volunteer Fire Association’sfire prevention activities, since 1976. This year’s fire prevention theme “Prevent Kitchen Fires,” stresses the point that kitchen fires are among the leading causes of home fires nationwide.

The goal, of the program, is to encourage school-aged children to help firefighters keep communities safer by preventing and preparing for fire emergencies.

“Fire safety is truly a team effort,” said fire chief Laney Stearns.“The impact children have on their parents and families, when bringing home the fire safety message, is our strongest tool. Education is one of our most powerful weapons against fire and Fire Prevention Week is the perfect tie-in for our annual competition.”

Final submissions were judged by the Friends of the Helen B. Hoffman Library and The Plantation Art Guild. Winners were named in various categories including “City-Wide”, “Best in School“,and “Honorable Mention.”

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Plantation Poster & Essay Contest

10/9/13

Poster & Essay Contest Winners to Appear at City Council

The Big Winners:Cameron Christie, a third grader from tropical Elementary School, submitted the City-wide, winning poster in the Plantation Fire Department Poster & Essay Contest. Her interpretation of the NFPA theme “Prevent Kitchen Fires” (above) was selected among several dozen entries across the City.

2013 City-wide winners:

Essay: First Place –Timothy Shaw, Plantation Park Elementary, 5th grade

Second Place –Jaedyn Garcia, Plantation Park Elementary, 4th grade

Third Place –Blake Andreoni, Central Park Elementary, 4th grade

Poster:First Place –Cameron Christie, Tropical Elementary, 3rd Grade

Second Place –Miraa Shukla, American Heritage, 3rd grade

Third Place –Natalie Block, American Heritage, 3rd grade

Top firefighter: Robin Russell, Plantation Fire Department Member of the Year

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