Background: Karen McHale, a chemical engineer and volunteer firefighter and author .She has developed a training program for kids 12 years old and younger to learn about how to handle an emergency, by preparing, practicing, using team work, training and management. In preparing for an emergency, kids can start training, discover what type of emergencies happen in their state and then make an evacuation or a stay-in-place plan. They should learn what to do if they smell smoke, fall out of a raft or through the ice, how to help search and rescue personnel if they become lost. McHale is author of The Pact, a fun fantasy novel for children that provides important fire safety tips. Kids all over the US now have the ability to join Fire Station 2 (a virtual station), and start their training. Disasters are happening all the time across the US and kids can now learn to prepare and will not be afraid, if they know what to do and how they can help. Books and training materials are available at www.firestationbuddies.com. For more information, visit: http://www.firestationbuddies.com http://twitter.com/authorkmchale http://www.firestationbuddies.wordpress.com Suggested Interview Questions: How will preparing for emergencies help kids? What kind of emergencies are you training kids to plan for? Are their activities that the entire family can participate in? You suggest that kids create an emergency backpack, what goes in this? How do you train kids, for example, on swift water and ice safety? Your training topics are not the standard safety topics for kids, why? What is your number one safety tip for kids? What other safety topics do you teach kids? How can parents help with this training? Tell us about your book. Contact Telephone: 303-803-2669 Email Address: karenmchale@att.net Guest Location: Colorado Guest Time Zone: Moutain