Photos:
Bedford
Fire
Department and State Fire
Marshal Honor Local Young
Hero
Bedford Fire Department
BEDFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT
Robert Bongiorno
Chief of Police
2 Mudge Way
Bedford, MA 01730
BEDFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT
David Grunes, Fire Chief
55 Great Road
Bedford, MA 01730
For Immediate Release
Friday, Feb. 17, 2016
Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-690-0003
Email: [email protected]
Photos:
Bedford
Fire
Department and State Fire
Marshal Honor Local Young
Hero
Left
to
right:
Firefi
ghter
Nick
Anders
on,
Jacoby
Garber
and
Chief
David
Grunes
.
(Court
esy
Photo)
State
Fire
Marsha
l
Peter
J.
Ostros
key
presen
ted
Jacoby
Garber
with
the
“Young
Hero”
award
from
the
Studen
t
Awaren
ess of
Fire
Educat
ion
Left
to
right:
Firefi
ghter
Nick
Anders
on,
Fire
Chief
David
Grunes
,
David
Garber
, Lynn
Garber
,
Jacoby
Garber
,
Michae
l
Garber
,
State
State
Fire
Marsha
l
Peter
J.
Ostros
key
addres
ses
studen
ts at
the
Lt.
Job
Lane
Elemen
tary
School
.
(Court
esy
Photo)
Jacoby
Garber
(front
)
holdin
g his
“Young
Hero”
award.
(Court
esy
Photo)
Member
s of
the
Bedfor
d Fire
Depart
ment
posed
with
Jacoby
Garber
who
was
honore
d as a
“Young
Hero”.
(Photo
Courte
sy of
David
Garber
)
progra
m.
Back
row:
Firefi
ghter
Nick
Anders
on,
Fire
Chief
David
Grunes
, Lt.
James
Graham
,
David
Garber
, Lynn
Garber
and
Michae
l
Garber
.
Front
row:
State
Fire
Marsha
l
Peter
J.
Ostros
key
and
Jacoby
Garber
.
(Court
Fire
Marsha
l
Peter
J.
Ostros
key
and
Police
Lt.
James
Graham
.
(Court
esy
Photo)
esy
Photo)
BEDFORD — Chief David Grunes is pleased to announce that the
Bedford Fire Department and State Fire Marshal Peter J.
Ostroskey honored a 9-year-old resident as a “Young Hero” from
the Student Awareness of Fire Education (S.A.F.E.) Program
today.
Jacoby Garber received the “Young Hero” award during a school
assembly at the Lt. Job Lane Elementary School, 66 Sweetwater
Ave., on Friday, Feb. 17.
State Fire Marshal Ostroskey, Bedford Police Lt. James Graham,
Bedford Firefighter Nick Anderson and Principal Rob
Ackerman joined Chief Grunes in honoring Jacoby for his quick
thinking after he used fire safety skills to evacuate his
family from their home during a house fire in December.
On Friday, December 23, 2016 at approximately 9:20 p.m.,
Jacoby was at his house, 2 Pond Circle, playing a game with
his father in the family room, which is above the home’s
garage, when the smoke alarms began to sound. (Click here for
video of the house fire).
Jacoby and his father walked downstairs and saw smoke and fire
in the garage. While his father investigated, Jacoby recalled
information he learned two months earlier when Firefighter
Anderson came to talk to his class about fire safety as part
of the S.A.F.E. program. Jacoby dialed 911 and clearly and
calmly stated his name, address and described the problem to
the dispatcher, just as he was taught by Firefighter Anderson.
“We are all so proud of Jacoby for remembering what he learned
from Firefighter Anderson during the S.A.F.E. program,” Chief
Grunes said. “This is a perfect example of why fire prevention
education is so important, especially for our children.”
Upon arrival to the home, firefighters were able to quickly
extinguish a fire in the attached garage. Heat damage was
contained to the garage and the remainder of the home
sustained some smoke damage. No injuries were reported.
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As part of the presentation on Friday, Firefighter Anderson
played a recording of Jacoby’s 911 call. To download, click
here.
Since the S.A.F.E. program began in 1995, there have been 340
documented “Young Heroes” who have put into practice the fire
and life safety lessons they learned in the classroom during a
real life emergency to save themselves or others.
“Since the S.A.F.E. Program started, the average number of
children who die in Massachusetts fires each year has dropped
72 percent,” said State Fire Marshal Ostroskey. “We are so
proud of the partnerships between teachers, firefighters and
families to raise a fire safe generation of children through
this program.”
About the Student Awareness of Fire Education Program
The Student Awareness of Fire Education (S.A.F.E.) is a grant
program to local fire departments that teams trained
firefighter-educators with classroom teachers to conduct fire
safety education in grades Pre-kindergarten through 12. The
primary mission of S.A.F.E. is to teach children key behaviors
so they can prevent fires, survive those that do occur and
respond correctly to emergencies. S.A.F.E. trains firefighters
to deliver age-appropriate fire and life safety lessons in
close coordination with classroom teachers and health
educators. It is managed by the state Department of Fire
Services.
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