Sparkles' Safety Spot: Episode 83

During our 83rd Episode of Sparkles' Safety Spot , we had a blast! We shared the importance of having the grown-ups that you live with test the smoke alarm batteries!

We also shared what we have been up to! We keep really busy and love sharing some of the really fun and important things that we get to do as Fire Safety Dogs.

Enjoy!




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Sparkles' Safety Spot is brought to you by the Keep Kids Fire Safe™ Foundation and First Alert. 

Until next time, stay safe and remember: Fire Safety Rocks!

Sparkles' Safety Spot Episode 82

Our 82nd Episode of Sparkles' Safety Spot was so much fun! We shared the importance of candle fire safety. 

We also shared what we have been up to! We keep really busy and love sharing some of the really fun and important things that we get to do as Fire Safety Dogs.

Enjoy!



If unable to see the video, click HERE

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Sparkles' Safety Spot is brought to you by the Keep Kids Fire Safe™ Foundation and First Alert. 

Until next time, stay safe and remember: Fire Safety Rocks!

Arkansas Fallen Firefighters' Memorial Ground Breaking Ceremony

Today I went with Firefighter Dayna to the ground-breaking for the Arkansas Fallen Firefighters' Memorial. I was very honored to be a part of this very special day.

 

A drawing of what the memorial will look like.

 

In the Safety Mobile and ready to go! Let's go, Mom!

Safety Mobile all washed and ready to go to Little Rock.

It was my first time to sit in the back seat. Mom
 let me put my head on her shoulder. So comfy!

I enjoyed seeing all the fire trucks! This one
was from the Little Rock Fire Department.

Thanks to the Little Rock Color Guard for
letting me pose with them for a picture!

Arkansas is the state where I live. We are very
proud of our firefighters and the work they
do to help keep people and property safe.

 

Watching people at the groundbreaking ceremony. I was
very honored when three people asked me to help them.
 

It was very cold and rainy, but you know what?
No one complained, not even me. It was a
 day everyone wouldn't have missed for anything.

 

Posing with Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel.
Mr. McDaniel is a huge supporter of the fire
service, and even helped Firefighter Dayna and the
firefighters in Arkansas help ban novelty lighters in the state.

 

These are my new friends, Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Jackson.
I loved meeting them and hanging out with them
during the ceremony. Mr. Jackson took me with
him when he went up to help break ground.

Watching the ceremony.

 

I was so honored when KTHV's Tom Brannon
asked me to help him when it was his time
to help break ground. Mr. Jackson was
so nice to go up there with me!

Many people got to help during the ground-breaking
ceremony. It has taken so many people working
many hours to help make the Arkansas Fallen
Firefighters' Memorial a reality. The memorial
will be dedicated on October 26th and I will be there!

 

This is Johnny Deep. Johnny worked really
hard to help make the memorial a reality!
I gave him kisses for working so hard!

 

I loved listening to the Pipes and Drums!

You can see more pictures of the ceremony on the KTHV website and watch the KTHV video HERE. Look close for a white dog with black spots. : )

Until next time, stay safe! And, remember: FIRE SAFETY ROCKS!

 

A very Special Video from Odrija, 8, from Riga, Latvia!

Riga, Latvia

We received this wonderful video from our new friend, Odrija. Odrija is 8 years old and from Latvia. For those of you that may not know (we are just learning too!) Latvia is a country in Europe and the capitol of it is Riga. It is an ancient Baltic country and is officially called the Republic of Latvia.

Odrija's teacher, Ms.Gvozdeva, shared with us that Odrija was inspired to make this video after watching a video of Molly doing her trick with her three colored balls (I have three balls: one red, one blue and one green, and when asked to get a certain colored ball, I go get it!). 

We started a new Skype program that we have taken international and each week we have set aside Thursdays to Skype with other countries! We will be Skyping with Odrija's class in April!
 

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We loved your video so much, Odrija, that we showed it on the 77th episode of our kid's show, Sparkles' Safety Spot!



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Thank you for the sweet video, Odrija! WE LOVE IT!  

Until next time, stay safe! And remember: FIRE SAFETY ROCKS!

Thank you, Piper Stone, the One-Eyed Painting Bulldog!

Piper the Painting Bulldog with her painting, "Safety Dance."

Thank you to our friend, Piper Stone, for the beautiful gift, "Safety Dance." 

 

Piper donated a painting made just for us to support our work and she wants to help us keep children and their families safe!
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NEW VIDEO!!

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We met Piper over the internet when we were on the cover of American Dog Magazine last summer. How cool is that?

Piper is a very special dog, and believes in helping others like we do! Not only is Piper special in that she helps others, Piper is TRULY GIFTED!

Piper is a special needs, somewhat handicapped (handicapable) rescue dog who makes a difference through paint. She is an example of how anyone has the ability to inspire create and be good at something when given love and encouragement.

Piper is listed on MSN as one of the 15 most influential dogs of 2012. She appeared on the TV Show Texas Country Reporter, KXAN news with Reporter Jim Swift, Dog Cast Radio, We Are Austin Live, and YNN News. Piper is featured in American Dog Magazine's 2012 Summer issue for being a dog with a job.

Thank you, Piper, to you, and your human, Jessica! We are truly grateful!

See "Safety Dance" items HERE. 100% of the proceeds benefit the Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation!

 

Be sure to visit Piper's website and Facebook pages! 

 

Website: http://www.piperstoneartwork.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/piperstoneartwork

 

Learn more about Piper's work below:

 

MSN Dogs of the Year link

News Segments

 

 

Until next time, stay safe! And, remember:

FIRE SAFETY ROCKS!

 

"Fire Safety Rocks" blog BlogPaws 2013 Nose-to-Nose Finalist!

We are so excited that our blog, Fire Safety Rocks, is a finalist for a BlogPaws 2013 Nose-to-Nose Pet Blogging Award in the "Best Cause" category!

Thank you to all the judges who selected out blog. We are the only dog blog in the category! Woof!

More later when we get through helping momma with her taxes! Congrats to all the finalists! See you at BlogPaws!

New Flag Holders for Sparkles' Clubhouse!

We are sooooo excited that we found some really cool flag holders to hang our flags! 

On the day that we Skype with students from another country, we will hang the American flag and the flag of that country. Won't that be pawesome?

To learn more about Skyping with us, whether you are from the US or another part of the world, click HERE. We would LOVE to Skype with your class or school!

Stay safe, and remember: FIRE SAFETY ROCKS! 

Sparkles' Safety Spot~ Episode 80: March 15, 2013

We live streamed our 80th Episode of Sparkles' Safety Spot and it was a BLAST! Hard to believe that we have live streamed 80 episodes so far!

In this episode, we shared the importance of crawling low under smoke. There's even a special bonus on the video. I wore my "Molly Cam" and you can see on the video what I saw while we were live streaming! As usual, I showed off several tricks, including waving and opening the mailbox to check the mail. It was so fun sharing fire safety!



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Sparkles' Safety Spot is brought to you by the Keep Kids Fire Safe™ Foundation and First Alert. 

Until next time, stay safe and remember: Fire Safety Rocks!

We Love to Skype with Schools and Organizations, and, we do it FREE!

We have Skyped with schools from these states! We can't wait to Skype with schools from all states in the United States someday!

In 2012, we Skyped with 17 schools (many of them two times or more), did 23 Skype visits, reaching a total of 890 children and 75 adults!

We have also Skyped with other countries, including Canada, Australia, Japan, Germany! So far this year, we have reached 178 children (8 schools, many numerous times) and 12 adults!
 
Did you know that classes, schools and other organizations can Skype with us FREE? Click here to learn more! https://education.skype.com/partners/54-fire-safety-dogs

Fire Safety Dogs' Skype program brought to you by the Keep Kids Fire Safe™ Foundation with funding from our corporate partners: First Alert and State Farm.
 



Until next time, stay safe. And, remember: Fire Safety Rocks!

Fire Safety Dogs to be Interviewed on Upcoming Radio Program "In the Dog House Radio" (Spain)

We are going to be on the In the Dog House radio program (Spain) and we are so excited! Put April 14th at 2 P.M. CST (8pm CET -Spain) on your calendar!

Loads of ways to tune in! http://www.italkfm.com/listen-live.html or via radiotuna.com or get TuneIn the smart phone app and search for ITalk FM or via that good old fashioned radio on 97.1fm if you are in the Marbella area.

Showing Students from Germany How I Check my Mail!

I had so much fun Skyping with students from Germany on March 12th! Not only did Firefighter Dayna and I share fire safety with the students, we visited with them about what jobs the Fire Safety Dogs do, how they train, what they do for fun, and so much more! We also anwered there questions!

More pictures and videos coming soon!


Until next time, stay safe, and remember: Fire Safety Rocks!

Sparkles' Safety Spot: Episode 79

We live streamed our 79th Episode of Sparkles' Safety Spot and it was a BLAST! We are getting so close to the big 8-0 and we can't wait!

In this episode, we shared how important it is to have working smoke alarms. Working smoke alarms save lives! We also shared how to make sure your grown-ups test your smoke alarm battery and change the battery once a year.





Sparkles' Safety Spot is brought to you by the Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation and First Alert. Keep safe, and remember, FIRE SAFETY ROCKS!

Safety Tip!

It's super important to have an escape plan! We want you, your pets, and your family to stay safe!

Keep safe, and remember, FIRE SAFETY ROCKS!

Thank you GLOGIRLY DESIGN!

Thanks to GLOGIRLY DESIGN, our blog is getting a brand new look!

We are so excited and we think the design is purfect!

Today I got to help Firefighter Dayna with the blog. My job was to chase the little arrow that appears on the computer screen. I didn't catch it, but I sure did entertain Firefighter Dayna! That in itself was big fun!

Thanks to Debbie Glovatsky for reading Firefighter Dayna's mind and bringing to life her vision for our blog!
  
Keep safe, and remember, FIRE SAFETY ROCKS!

Time to Ring the Bell!

Every time someone makes a donation to the Keep Kids Fire Safe™ Foundation, I get to ring the bell during Sparkles' Safety Spot! I love ringing that ole bell!                         

 

Thank you Adele for the donation! We will use it to help us with our fire safety programming so that we can reach more children with the fire safety message!

 

Stay safe and remember: FIRE SAFETY ROCKS!

 

Picture from Kent in Japan!

Today during the 77th Episode of Sparkles' Safety Spot, I showed off a copy of Kent's painting that he emailed us. He's going to be mailing us the original, all the way from Japan, and we can't wait to hang it in our clubhouse!

 

Thank you, Kent! You're pawsome!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stay safe and remember, FIRE SAFETY ROCKS!

Sparkles' Safety Spot: Episode 78

We live streamed our 78th Episode of Sparkles' Safety Spot and we had SO MUCH FUN! 

We had a very special guest sharing a fire safety tip: our friend, Kent, from Japan!


Sparkles' Safety Spot is brought to you by the Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation and First Alert. Keep safe, and remember, FIRE SAFETY ROCKS