Safe Kids Fayette County

11/12/2025

11/12/2025

Secure firearm storage means guns should always be inaccessible to kids—that means storing them unloaded, locked, and separated from ammunition.

Far too often, we see reports of kids being wounded or killed by an unsecured firearm that the adults in their life incorrectly believed was stored securely. Learn more about secure firearm storage at besmartforkids.org

11/12/2025

Shorter days require an extra emphasis on SAFETY!

Pedestrians/cyclists:
🚶🚴 Wear high-vis clothing at night
🚶🚴 Follow the rules of the road

Drivers:
🚘 Make sure your headlights are on
🚘 Be extra cautious at night and in hard-to-see conditions

11/12/2025

Space heaters are most often involved in home heating fires.

Stay safe this winter by keeping space heaters at least 3 feet away from anything that can burn, and always turn them off when leaving the room or going to bed.

10/29/2025

Today, we honor the heroes who protect our communities every day, our nation’s first responders.

Through the Cribs for Kids National Public Safety Initiative, we’re proud to partner with law enforcement, firefighters, and emergency medical professionals who go beyond the call of duty to protect the youngest members of their communities. By providing safe sleep education and life-saving cribs to families in need, first responders across the country are helping to reduce sleep-related infant deaths, one home visit, one conversation, one crib at a time.

Thank you to every first responder who carries this message forward. Your compassion and commitment make a lasting difference.

Learn more about the Cribs for Kids National Public Safety Initiative:
🔗 https://cribsforkids.org/national-public-safety-initiative/

10/29/2025

10/29/2025

10/29/2025

Sparky knows every room needs two ways out—just like in this spooky maze, where you’ll find two safe exits to the outside meeting place.

As you head out for trick-or-treating fun this week, remember these important Halloween safety tips:
✨ Trick-or-treat with a grown-up.
✨ Carry a flashlight or glow stick.
✨ Stay away from lit candles.

Download the maze and see if you can help Sparky find the way out: https://nfpa.social/47CfXEC

Stay safe, and have a spooktacular Halloween! 🎃🐾

10/29/2025

Follow these 12 steps for the first 12 months.

10/29/2025

10/29/2025

Halloween should be scary for the right reasons: haunted houses, spooky movie nights, and cool costumes. Keep a day full of sweet treats from going sour. It’s important to stay alert and be safe both as a driver and pedestrian this Halloween. ⁠Check out these tips:

For Drivers:
🛣️ Be especially alert and take extra time to look for kids at intersections, on medians and on curbs. Children are excited on Halloween and may move in unpredictable ways.

🏘️ Slow down in residential neighborhoods. Remember that popular trick-or-treating hours are 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.

📵 Reduce any distractions inside your car, such as talking on the phone or eating, so you can concentrate on the road and your surroundings.

For Pedestrians:

🔦 Have kids carry glow sticks or flashlights to help them see and be seen by drivers. Cross the street at corners, using traffic signals and crosswalks. Look left, right and left again when crossing and keep looking as you cross.

📵 Put electronic devices down, keep heads up and walk, don’t run, across the street.

🚗 Watch for cars that are turning or backing up. Teach children to never dart out into the street or cross between parked cars and be especially careful around driveways and alleys.

🚸 Join kids under age 12 for trick-or-treating. If kids are mature enough to be out without supervision, tell them to stick to familiar areas that are well lit, stay on sidewalks if available, and trick-or-treat in groups.