Habitat for Humanity Provides Fire Safety Course to Families
Wesley Berry, Jessee Hubman, and Paul Altamuro.
In preparation for the purchase of a Habitat home all approved homebuyers must attend a series of home-buyer preparation classes. Seen here are Allen Baker and partner Irene Kawzinsky with one of their four children (far left) and Claire Hurd (far right). Claire and her daughter are looking forward to owning a home at Bayside Landing; Allen and Irene are approved for a home at Habitat Landing.
Habitat for Humanity partner homeowners at Bayside Landing, Big Coppitt Key attended a Fire Safety presentation given by LT Ryan Johnson, and firefighters Wesley Berry, Jessee Hubman, and Paul Altamuro from the Big Coppitt Key Fire Station. The presentation was given as part of Habitat’s series of home-buyer preparation classes. Some of the topics discussed were the importance of strategically placed smoke alarms, fire extinguishers, family emergency escape plans, and keeping the dryer lint-vents cleaned out.
While these 18 new homes at Bayside Landing have hard-wired smoke detectors, there was much discussion about making sure the back-up batteries are changed every six months. LT Johnson’s advice: “When you move your clocks forward or backward – it’s time to change the smoke detector batteries!” Another fire safety class is being scheduled for the Habitat for Humanity homeowners in Big Pine and Ramrod Keys.
