New coloring page from the Keep Kids Fire Safety Foundation! Get out those colors and have some fun!
Monday, April 30, 2012
Fire Safety Tip 121: 365
Should you live in a high rise, the Fire Safety Dogs remind you to never go back in the building until the Fire Department tells you that it is safe to do so. This goes for residences and businesses as well!
We want you, your pets and your family to stay safe!
This safety tip brought to you by the Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation and our good friends at PetSmart, who tweet our fire safety tips daily on their Twitter page!
Sunday, April 29, 2012
New Sparkles' Kids Zone Column!
New Sparkles' Kids Zone column for children on firelife.com! The column features my good buddies, Mountain Doo and Finnagus Sage!
Click on the picture to join the fun!
Fire Safety Tip 120: 365
When you are in a high rise, the Fire Safety Dogs remind you to tell the firefighters on scene of anyone that you know that may be trapped inside the building. This also applies for residences and buildings!
We want you, your pets and your family to stay safe!
This safety tip brought to you by the Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation and our good friends at PetSmart, who tweet our fire safety tips daily on their Twitter page!
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Fire Safety Tip 119: 365
The Fire Safety Dogs remind you that when you are staying in a high-rise, to NEVER go back into the building for any reason. Get out and stay out! This goes for residences and businesses too!
We want you, your pets and your family to stay safe!
This safety tip brought to you by the Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation and our good friends at PetSmart, who tweet our fire safety tips daily on their Twitter page!
Friday, April 27, 2012
Sparkles' Safety Spot~ Episode 34
Live recording of Sparkles' Safety Spot. Episode 34.
(If unable to see the video, you can watch it HERE)
Sponsored by First Alert and the Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation. Every Friday at 9:00 A.M. CST. Follow Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog, Tango the Fire Safety Dog and Siren the Fire Safety Dog on Facebook!
Fire Safety Tip 118: 365
We want you, your pets and your family to stay safe!
This safety tip brought to you by the Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation and our good friends at PetSmart, who tweet our fire safety tips daily on their Twitter page!
Thursday, April 26, 2012
New Promo Video for Sparkles' Safety Spot by Siren the Fire Safety Dog
Join show host Dayna Hilton and her team of fire safety dogs as they share fun and educational ways to stay safe! During the live streams of Sparkles' Safety Spot, your children will learn important fire safety tips and follow the adventures of Tango the Fire Safety Dog and Siren the Fire Safety Dog!
Sponsored by First Alert and the Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation. Every Friday at 9:00 A.M. CST.
Follow Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog, Tango the Fire Safety Dog and Siren the Fire Safety Dog on Facebook!
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Teachers and Fire Departments! Skype with the Fire Safety Dogs! FREE!
Click on the picture to learn more! Spaces limited so hurry and apply today!
Tango the Fire Safety Dog to be on Noon Show on KARK4!
Tango the Fire Safety Dog is scheduled to be on the noon show on KARK4 in Little Rock, May 9th. Tango will be demonstrating what people can do to help keep them and their families safe from fire and about his nomination for the American Humane Association's Hero Dog Awards.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Monday, April 23, 2012
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Friday, April 20, 2012
Tango the Fire Safety Dog on KXIO!
Don Johnson from KXIO FM interviewed Tango the Fire Safety Dog and Firefighter Dayna about Tango's nomination for the Hero Dog Awards. The two enjoyed also sharing fire safety tips with the listeners!
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Sparkles' Safety Spot Tomorrow!
Join Tango the Fire Safety Dog and host Dayna Hilton on the only weekly live streamed fire safety show on the web!
Hilton and her four-legged side-kicks share fire safety tips in a fun and entertaining way, helping keep you and your children safe!
Sparkles' Safety Spot
9:00 A.M. CST
www.keepkidsfiresafe.org
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Our Trip to Joplin
This last weekend, Tango and I went to my old hometown, Joplin, Missouri. Almost a year ago, Joplin was struck by a violent tornado. Below is a slideshow from our visit:
We took the tour with our good friend, April Brill, who spent over two hours showing us the devastation. April is an ANGEL in that she has been helping connect "Tornado Animals" with their owners since that time. There are many pets needing homes and I asked April to write a story that we could post on our blog to help give these animals a second chance.
"On May 22, 2011 Joplin, Missouri was struck by a catastrophic EF5 multiple-vortex tornado. It ranks as one of Missouri's and America's deadliest tornadoes and is also the costliest single tornado in US history. People were not the only victims of the Joplin tornado. Officials said they rescued 944 pets and reunited 292 with owners during the early post-tornado period. Although many pets were reunited early on, well over 100, and possibly several hundred, are still displaced and are in need of help.
Joplin Tornado Pet Rescue is a group of individuals who have banded together to help reunite pets displaced by the Joplin Tornado with their owners. Our long term goal is to share what we have learned and to get processes and laws changed to increase the likelihood that pets will be reunited more quickly and efficiently in the future when displaced as a result of a disaster. The group.formed due to increasing posts on Animals Lost and Found with sightings, and from rescuers wanting assistance with rescuing animals they discovered. We have collected photos, descriptions and locations where the animals are missing, on Animals Lost and Found. We also have partnered with the Joplin Humane Society and have scanned all their lost and found reports and have compiled them into spreadsheet (along with our own reports) where we track their status. We have also taken the addresses from this spreadsheet and have mapped their locations. The combination of these tools allow us to quickly find matches.
Because of the staggering amount of homes destroyed in the tornado, many pet owners were forced to leave the area in search of housing. It is unknown whether pet owners purposely left their pets behind, feeling overwhelmed with their losses,whether the pets were believed to have died in the storm, when in fact they survived but were unable to be located, or whether the owners are still hoping to be reunited with their fur-babies but, are unable to look for them because they no longer live near Joplin. Whatever the reason the result is the same. Many pets are displaced, and the Joplin Humane Society has been at capacity, or overburdened, since the tornado. Our group is still taking found pets to JHS on a regular basis and we need your help. When a pet is unable to be reunited with their previous owner it is placed for adoption. Some pets are quickly adopted, while others wait for someone to open their hearts to them. Unfortunately, the Joplin Humane Society (Joplin Animal Adoption and Resource Center) is not a no-kill shelter, and sponsorship of these animals is needed to ensure they will remain available for adoption.
Sponsorship is $60 per animal, with those funds going toward vaccinations, and neutering/spaying of the animals which have not previously been altered. Would you be willing to adopt one of these forgotten tornado pets? Many are available to choose from. If you cannot adopt a pet would you be willing to sponsor one, or more, until an adoptive parent is found? Remember, these pets didn't ask to be separated from their homes and forced to live in rubble and destroyed structures as a way to survive. They don't understand why they are hungry, and are forced to hunt for whatever food they can find. And they wonder when they will once again feel the touch of a human hand stroking their fur. You could be their hero. Joplin Tornado Pet Rescue chip-in link: http://joplintornadopets.chipin.com/spirit-of-christ-mcc-joplin-tornado-pet-rescue-2012
Joplin Humane Society Animal Adoption and Resource Center 1-417-623-3642 (if sponsoring please mention you want it applied to a Joplin Tornado Pet Rescue animal"
Thank you April to you and everyone at the Joplin Tornado Pet Rescue for helping our four-legged friends!
In the slideshow, you will also find photos of our visit with our friend, Mountain Doo and his pet parent, Rob. We had a wonderful visit and we look forward to going back to Joplin again very soon!
We took the tour with our good friend, April Brill, who spent over two hours showing us the devastation. April is an ANGEL in that she has been helping connect "Tornado Animals" with their owners since that time. There are many pets needing homes and I asked April to write a story that we could post on our blog to help give these animals a second chance.
"On May 22, 2011 Joplin, Missouri was struck by a catastrophic EF5 multiple-vortex tornado. It ranks as one of Missouri's and America's deadliest tornadoes and is also the costliest single tornado in US history. People were not the only victims of the Joplin tornado. Officials said they rescued 944 pets and reunited 292 with owners during the early post-tornado period. Although many pets were reunited early on, well over 100, and possibly several hundred, are still displaced and are in need of help.
Joplin Tornado Pet Rescue is a group of individuals who have banded together to help reunite pets displaced by the Joplin Tornado with their owners. Our long term goal is to share what we have learned and to get processes and laws changed to increase the likelihood that pets will be reunited more quickly and efficiently in the future when displaced as a result of a disaster. The group.formed due to increasing posts on Animals Lost and Found with sightings, and from rescuers wanting assistance with rescuing animals they discovered. We have collected photos, descriptions and locations where the animals are missing, on Animals Lost and Found. We also have partnered with the Joplin Humane Society and have scanned all their lost and found reports and have compiled them into spreadsheet (along with our own reports) where we track their status. We have also taken the addresses from this spreadsheet and have mapped their locations. The combination of these tools allow us to quickly find matches.
Because of the staggering amount of homes destroyed in the tornado, many pet owners were forced to leave the area in search of housing. It is unknown whether pet owners purposely left their pets behind, feeling overwhelmed with their losses,whether the pets were believed to have died in the storm, when in fact they survived but were unable to be located, or whether the owners are still hoping to be reunited with their fur-babies but, are unable to look for them because they no longer live near Joplin. Whatever the reason the result is the same. Many pets are displaced, and the Joplin Humane Society has been at capacity, or overburdened, since the tornado. Our group is still taking found pets to JHS on a regular basis and we need your help. When a pet is unable to be reunited with their previous owner it is placed for adoption. Some pets are quickly adopted, while others wait for someone to open their hearts to them. Unfortunately, the Joplin Humane Society (Joplin Animal Adoption and Resource Center) is not a no-kill shelter, and sponsorship of these animals is needed to ensure they will remain available for adoption.
Sponsorship is $60 per animal, with those funds going toward vaccinations, and neutering/spaying of the animals which have not previously been altered. Would you be willing to adopt one of these forgotten tornado pets? Many are available to choose from. If you cannot adopt a pet would you be willing to sponsor one, or more, until an adoptive parent is found? Remember, these pets didn't ask to be separated from their homes and forced to live in rubble and destroyed structures as a way to survive. They don't understand why they are hungry, and are forced to hunt for whatever food they can find. And they wonder when they will once again feel the touch of a human hand stroking their fur. You could be their hero. Joplin Tornado Pet Rescue chip-in link: http://joplintornadopets.chipin.com/spirit-of-christ-mcc-joplin-tornado-pet-rescue-2012
Joplin Humane Society Animal Adoption and Resource Center 1-417-623-3642 (if sponsoring please mention you want it applied to a Joplin Tornado Pet Rescue animal"
Thank you April to you and everyone at the Joplin Tornado Pet Rescue for helping our four-legged friends!
In the slideshow, you will also find photos of our visit with our friend, Mountain Doo and his pet parent, Rob. We had a wonderful visit and we look forward to going back to Joplin again very soon!
Monday, April 16, 2012
The Fire Safety Dogs Join the Clarksville-Johnson County Chamber of Commerce!
The Fire Safety Dogs and the Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation are excited to be proud new members of the Clarksville-Johnson County Chamber of Commerce.
We were so happy to join, that we made up a basket of fire safety goodies to donate to the Chamber for one of their silent auctions for charity.
Siren just loves to pose!
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Friday, April 13, 2012
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Tango the Fire Safety Dog nominated for Hero Dog Award!Vote for Tango!
Tango the Fire Safety Dog nominated for Hero Dog Award!
by Firefighter Dayna Hilton
We are so excited that Tango the Fire Safety Dog has been nominated for the American Humane Association's Hero Dog Award!
Born just one month before 9/11, Tango, now ten and a half, has been helping teach fire safety to children and adults. In May 2008, Tango was given to me to help with my fire safety programming, after my dog, Sparkles, was unable to travel anymore. Tango and Sparkles were an amazing team and spent thousands of hours together, helping teach fire safety across the country, until Sparkles crossed the Rainbow Bridge in October 2010.
After Sparkles’ passing, I watched as Tango became a different dog. It was amazing to see as he effortlessly assumed the role that Sparkles once had. I couldn’t believe the change in him and it gave my heart great joy as I watched him help carry on the tradition of helping save lives by helping train a new fire safety puppy, Siren. Tango has been incredibly gentle with Siren and has helped mentor Siren to grow up to teach fire safety to children and their caregivers, just like him, and Sparkles before him.
Tango works hard and tirelessly to help educate children and adults through the work of the Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation, a public charity founded in honor of Sparkles. He wants to do what he can to help prevent death and injuries from fire and I can't imagine my life without him. I am truly thankful to him for all the children he has helped keep fire safe.
Thank you to the American Humane Association for selecting Tango's nomination!
Tango at Work and at Play Video
(if unable to see the video, you can watch it HERE)
Announcement of Tango's Nomination on KARK 4 (Little Rock)
(If unable to see, click HERE)
Press Release:
April 3, 2012
To: Media
From: Dayna Hilton, Executive Director
Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation
daynark@gmail.com
479.979.7328
For Immediate Release
Tango the Fire Safety Dog nominated for American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards
Arkansas dog nominated for Hero Dog Award
Tango the Fire Safety Dog, a Dalmatian whose efforts has reached tens of thousands of children across the United States and throughout the world with his fire safety efforts, has been nominated for the 2012 American Humane Association Hero Dog Award.
Firefighter Dayna Hilton, fire safety educator and handler of Tango, announced today that she was notified that Tango’s nomination was accepted in the "Emerging Hero Dogs" category. According to the American Humane Association, "Emerging heroes category, includes ordinary dogs who you think have made an extraordinary difference in your life."
Born one month before 9/11, Tango, now ten and a half, has been helping teach fire safety to children and adults in the hopes of helping save lives, reduce injuries and fire losses. A spokes dog for the Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation and fire service dog for Johnson County RFD #1 in Clarksville, Arkansas, Tango was given to Firefighter Dayna Hilton in 2008 to help with fire safety programming, after her dog, Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog, was unable to travel. Tango and Sparkles spent thousands of hours together, helping teach fire safety across the country, until Sparkles crossed the Rainbow Bridge in October 2010.
After Sparkles’ passing, Hilton watched as Tango became, according to Hilton, “A completely different dog.” “It was amazing to see as Tango effortlessly assumed the role that Sparkles once had. I couldn’t believe the change in him and it gave my heart great joy as I watched him help carry on the tradition of helping save lives by helping train a new fire safety puppy, Siren. Tango has been incredibly gentle with Siren and has helped mentor Siren to grow up to teach fire safety to children and their caregivers, just like him, and Sparkles before him.”
Tango works hard and tirelessly to help educate children and adults through the work of theKeep Kids Fire Safe Foundation, a public charity founded in honor of Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog. In addition to appearing at events across the United States, Tango Skypes weekly to children during Sparkles’ Fire Safety Skype Tour and participates in Sparkles’ Safety Spot, a live streamed fire safety program on Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation’s SparklesTV. Tango also shares his adventures and fire safety tips on his Facebook page and is contributing columnist on a national column, Sparkles’ Kids Zone of Fire Engineering Magazine’s firelife.com.
There are eight categories in the contest that dogs compete. They include: law enforcement/arson dogs, service dogs, therapy dogs, hearing dogs, emerging hero dogs, military dogs, guide dogs and search and rescue dogs. Winners of each category are honored on national television in Hollywood, CA. A panel of judges that include celebrities as well as dog experts will pick an overall winner.
Voting for the Hero Dogs contest began April 1, 2012 and you can vote once a day. Tango’s profile may be viewed at http://www.herodogawards.org/vote/?nominee=74398282#.
For more information about Tango the Fire Safety Dog, contact Firefighter Dayna Hilton at daynark@gmail.com
# # #
Voting Rules & Details:
Voting ends June 30. You will be prompted to enter your work email address and a password the first time you vote. You may vote once per day.
Keep Kids Fire Safe® Foundation is a federally recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization dedicated to teaching fire safety knowledge and skills to children and their caregivers based on fire safety research.
Through our programs, safety materials and strategic partnerships, the Keep Kids Fire Safe® Foundation aims to reduce the fire-related deaths and injuries among children.
Story in the Courier!
Story on KTHV webpage!
Join Tango and Hilton on KARK 4 on May 9th at 12 NOON!
by Firefighter Dayna Hilton
We are so excited that Tango the Fire Safety Dog has been nominated for the American Humane Association's Hero Dog Award!
Born just one month before 9/11, Tango, now ten and a half, has been helping teach fire safety to children and adults. In May 2008, Tango was given to me to help with my fire safety programming, after my dog, Sparkles, was unable to travel anymore. Tango and Sparkles were an amazing team and spent thousands of hours together, helping teach fire safety across the country, until Sparkles crossed the Rainbow Bridge in October 2010.
After Sparkles’ passing, I watched as Tango became a different dog. It was amazing to see as he effortlessly assumed the role that Sparkles once had. I couldn’t believe the change in him and it gave my heart great joy as I watched him help carry on the tradition of helping save lives by helping train a new fire safety puppy, Siren. Tango has been incredibly gentle with Siren and has helped mentor Siren to grow up to teach fire safety to children and their caregivers, just like him, and Sparkles before him.
Tango works hard and tirelessly to help educate children and adults through the work of the Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation, a public charity founded in honor of Sparkles. He wants to do what he can to help prevent death and injuries from fire and I can't imagine my life without him. I am truly thankful to him for all the children he has helped keep fire safe.
Thank you to the American Humane Association for selecting Tango's nomination!
Tango at Work and at Play Video
(if unable to see the video, you can watch it HERE)
Announcement of Tango's Nomination on KARK 4 (Little Rock)
(If unable to see, click HERE)
Press Release:
April 3, 2012
To: Media
From: Dayna Hilton, Executive Director
Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation
daynark@gmail.com
479.979.7328
For Immediate Release
Tango the Fire Safety Dog nominated for American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards
Arkansas dog nominated for Hero Dog Award
Tango the Fire Safety Dog, a Dalmatian whose efforts has reached tens of thousands of children across the United States and throughout the world with his fire safety efforts, has been nominated for the 2012 American Humane Association Hero Dog Award.
Firefighter Dayna Hilton, fire safety educator and handler of Tango, announced today that she was notified that Tango’s nomination was accepted in the "Emerging Hero Dogs" category. According to the American Humane Association, "Emerging heroes category, includes ordinary dogs who you think have made an extraordinary difference in your life."
Born one month before 9/11, Tango, now ten and a half, has been helping teach fire safety to children and adults in the hopes of helping save lives, reduce injuries and fire losses. A spokes dog for the Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation and fire service dog for Johnson County RFD #1 in Clarksville, Arkansas, Tango was given to Firefighter Dayna Hilton in 2008 to help with fire safety programming, after her dog, Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog, was unable to travel. Tango and Sparkles spent thousands of hours together, helping teach fire safety across the country, until Sparkles crossed the Rainbow Bridge in October 2010.
After Sparkles’ passing, Hilton watched as Tango became, according to Hilton, “A completely different dog.” “It was amazing to see as Tango effortlessly assumed the role that Sparkles once had. I couldn’t believe the change in him and it gave my heart great joy as I watched him help carry on the tradition of helping save lives by helping train a new fire safety puppy, Siren. Tango has been incredibly gentle with Siren and has helped mentor Siren to grow up to teach fire safety to children and their caregivers, just like him, and Sparkles before him.”
Tango works hard and tirelessly to help educate children and adults through the work of the
Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation, a public charity founded in honor of Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog. In addition to appearing at events across the United States, Tango Skypes weekly to children during Sparkles’ Fire Safety Skype Tour and participates in Sparkles’ Safety Spot, a live streamed fire safety program on Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation’s SparklesTV. Tango also shares his adventures and fire safety tips on his Facebook page and is contributing columnist on a national column, Sparkles’ Kids Zone of Fire Engineering Magazine’s firelife.com.There are eight categories in the contest that dogs compete. They include: law enforcement/arson dogs, service dogs, therapy dogs, hearing dogs, emerging hero dogs, military dogs, guide dogs and search and rescue dogs. Winners of each category are honored on national television in Hollywood, CA. A panel of judges that include celebrities as well as dog experts will pick an overall winner.
Voting for the Hero Dogs contest began April 1, 2012 and you can vote once a day. Tango’s profile may be viewed at http://www.herodogawards.org/vote/?nominee=74398282#.
For more information about Tango the Fire Safety Dog, contact Firefighter Dayna Hilton at daynark@gmail.com
# # #
Voting Rules & Details:
Voting ends June 30. You will be prompted to enter your work email address and a password the first time you vote. You may vote once per day.
Keep Kids Fire Safe® Foundation is a federally recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization dedicated to teaching fire safety knowledge and skills to children and their caregivers based on fire safety research.
Through our programs, safety materials and strategic partnerships, the Keep Kids Fire Safe® Foundation aims to reduce the fire-related deaths and injuries among children.
Story in the Courier!
Story on KTHV webpage!
Join Tango and Hilton on KARK 4 on May 9th at 12 NOON!
Monday, April 9, 2012
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Friday, April 6, 2012
Tango the Fire Safety Dog on KARK4!
Thank you to our friends at KARK4 in Little Rock for sharing Tango the Fire Safety Dog's nomination for the American Humane Association's Hero Dog Awards!
(If unable to see the video, you may watch it HERE.)
Vote for Tango TODAY! Click on the Hero Dog button below to vote! You can vote once every 24 hours!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)