Lynchburg City Schools

Partnership between Lynchburg Fire Department Fire Station # 1 B Shift and Robert S. Payne Elementary School

This is a one-year Master Partnership between the Lynchburg Fire Department – Fire Station # 1 B Shift and Robert S. Payne Elementary School. The partnership will be renewed annually upon review and mutual consent of both parties.

Plan Description:

This master partnership between the Lynchburg Fire Department – Fire Station # 1 B Shift and the Robert S. Payne Elementary School, will work to promote a positive image of the Fire Department by implementing educational programs for students which stress fire safety, first aid and career awareness. 

Major Objectives:

1. To encourage a positive image of the fire fighters and the job they perform
2. To promote fire safety strategies and prevention measures to all students, staff, parents and community
3. To foster a mentorship atmosphere between positive adult service-oriented role models and students
4. To promote basic first aid techniques

Major Activities:

1. The Lynchburg Fire Department Fire Station # 1 B Shift will visit Robert S. Payne Elementary School to present various fire safety and first aid programs including: EDITH (Escape Drills in the Home), 911 Program – Making the Right Call, and Learn Not to Burn.
2. The Lynchburg Fire Department – Fire Station # 1 B Shift will participate in school scheduled events and activities (schedule permitting).
3. The Lynchburg Fire Department Fire Station # 1 B Shift firefighters will interact with students on a casual, one-on-one basis during lunch, incentive programs, and various special school sponsored activities and events.
4. The Lynchburg Fire Department Fire Station # 1 B Shift will be available to present fire safety and fire prevention programs to school staff and parents.
5. The Lynchburg Fire Department – Fire Station # 1 B Shift will participate in the Career Awareness Day at school by providing a representative to speak to the students on being a member of the fire fighting team.
6. The Lynchburg Fire Department – Fire Station # 1 B Shift will assist with and witness practice fire drills conducted at the beginning of the school year.
7. Robert S. Payne Elementary School will provide student artwork for display at the fire station for fire fighters and EMTs on B Shift
8. Representatives from the Lynchburg Fire Department – Fire Station # 1 B Shift and Robert S. Payne Elementary School will serve on a partnership planning committee to plan, monitor, and evaluate all partnership activities.
9. The Lynchburg Fire Department – Fire Station # 1 B Shift and Robert S. Payne Elementary School will promote the partnership in the community and publicize partnership activities through school displays/bulletin boards, press releases, partner visits and other appropriate city government and school division publications.

Evaluation:

All parties will provide written evaluation of partnership activities by completing a partnership evaluation form at the end of the school year. 

Partnership Coordinators:     

Team Members
John E. Blakely, Principal
Sheree Britton, Teacher
Heather Childress, Captain, Station # 1 B Shift
Paul Ginther, Captain, Station # 1 B Shift