First in a new
children’s series, Ready Freddie -
Gets Ready for Fires, will entertain
children as it teaches how to avoid
fires and also be prepared when they
happen.
Last year, every
20 seconds, a fire department
responded to a fire
somewhere in the United States,
according to the NFPA (National Fire
Protection Agency). The United
States has one of the highest fire
death rates in the industrialized
world at 13.5 deaths per million
population. Did you know that
approximately 3,500 people lose
their lives each year in fire
related deaths and over 16,000 are
injured in fire related emergencies?
Residential fires represented 25.1
percent of all fires and 78.7
percent of structure fires. 79.5
percent of all civilian fire
fatalities occurr in the home, where
home is defined as one- and
two-family dwellings and apartments.
If you are a parent and your house
is suddenly a blaze would
your children know what to do? All
children should be considered in any
plans and education on fire safety,
prevention, and evacuation. Have you
spoken to your children about an
escape plan in case of fires? Have
you shown them how to Stop! DROP!
And ROLL!? Do they know to dial 911?
Other than discuss fire safety have
you shown your children how to
employ these simple safety measures
if the time ever comes?
Earl Hicks Jr. has written one of
the best fire safety books ever
published for children, in the
history of fire safety, with his new
book Ready Freddie - Getting
Ready for Fires. The author has
been an employee of the federal
government in the field of security
and emergency preparedness for 16
years so this is a book
written/illustrated (in English and
Spanish) with experience and
interest. Ready Freddie - Getting
Ready for Fires won the
Books-and-Authors.net 2007 Best
Books of the Year for 'Children's
Education' and is simply an
important and necessary book for all
families with children to have in
their homes. Mr. Hicks has done a
perfect and wonderful job with
Ready Freddie - Getting Ready for
Fires by simplifying, educating
and entertaining in one book that he
promises will be a Ready Freddie
series on other emergency
preparedness books for children.
In a recent interview with Mr. Hicks
he says, "When it comes to
children, especially younger
children, parents don’t need to
“discuss” as much as show their kids
and practice what to do. Younger
children will memorize from repeated
actions more than from discussions.
With any developed skill, practice
makes perfect and we must practice
like we perform. If we do not
practice how to act during
emergencies, chances are we will not
perform very well when faced with an
actual emergency event."
Ready Freddie - Getting Ready for
Fires (well-written, and
beautifully illustrated) makes fire
safety awareness fun for the whole
family. It introduces wonderful new
characters (Ready Freddie and his
dog, Georgi) who teach and show
children what to do in the event of
a fire and also what to stay away
from that causes fires. Stay away
from Candles! Stay away from
Matches!
Kids not only need
to be told but need a relatable
character like Ready Freddie
to show them while they read or
someone reads aloud to them.
Ready Freddie - Getting Ready for
Fires will teach and show
children of all ages the most
important things they need to know
to be safe before and during a fire
emergency.
Mr. Hicks says, "We all take part
in emergency evacuation drills at
work and school but never think to
do these same exercises at home. The
leading cause of major injuries and
deaths are accidents that occur in
the home, so it only makes sense to
prepare for these incidents at home
and with our children. “Ready
Freddie” is an important part in
these preparations."
Statistics show that most accidents
involving children occur in and
around the home. This is because
children spend a good deal of their
time at home. Take the guess work
out of teaching your children about
fire safety and buy a copy of
Ready Freddie - Getting Ready for
Fires today. Ready Freddie -
Getting Ready for Fires proves
that reading can be fun and a
learning experience. This book could
save a child or a family members
life!
-- Review by John
Weaver
About the Author: Earl
Hicks Jr. holds a B.S. in
communications
and for the past 16 years
has been an employee of the
federal government in the
field of security and
emergency preparedness. He
resides in Maryland with his
wife Lisa, their two sons
Eric and Michael, and their
dog Gracie. Their beloved
Boxer, Georgi, spent 12
wonderful years with the
Hicks family and is
memorialized in the Ready
Freddie book series. Ready
Freddie: Getting Ready for
Fires was a 2007 Books-and-Authors.net
Best Book of the Year.
Visit Earl online at
http://www.readyfreddie.net
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