4th Annual Public Education Symposium
The FPOABC held its fourth Public Education Symposium for fire and life safety educators and fire prevention officers with a sessions in Nanaimo, Township of Langley and Kelowna on November 7, 8 and 9, 2017
In 2017 the topics included:
Dementia Friends
Heather Cowie, Provincial Coordinator for Dementia-Friendly Communities at the Alzheimer Society B.C.
- Supporting a Dementia Friendly Society
NFPA News & Updates
Shayne Mintz, NFPA Regional Director, Canada
- NFPA news and updates
Our Hearing Impaired Community
Island Deaf & Hard of Hearing Centre
- Connecting with and supporting the Deaf community in Fire & Life Safety
Diversity
Brian MacLeod, Community Relations Officer, Richmond Fire-Rescue
- Community Diversity and how it affects public education
