Nswfb And Gio Join Forces To Promote Fire Safety Awareness

NSWFB and GIO Join Forces to Promote Fire Safety Awareness

MEDIA ALERT
Thursday 16 July 2009

On Sunday 19 July, the NSW Emergency Services Minister, Steve Whan, will announce a Major Community Partnership between GIO and NSW Fire Brigades (NSWFB).

The event comes as new research reveals that a startling one third of NSW children wouldn't know what to do in a home fire1. NSWFB firefighters will be on hand to teach parents and children about how to prevent a fire in the home.

VISION OPPORTUNITIES:

* Kitchen Fire Simulator a real fire demonstration
* NSW Emergency Services Minister, Mr Steve Whan
* NSW Fire Brigades Deputy Commissioner Ken Thompson
* Executive General Manager GIO Personal Insurance John Rogers
* Firefighters and fire trucks
* Kids and families participating in fire education activities with NSWFB mascot Inspector Bernie Cinders 'stop, drop, cover and roll' and 'get down low and go, go, go'.

WHAT: GIO and the NSW Fire Brigades Fire Safety Education Event
WHEN: 11.00am Sunday 19th July 2009
WHERE: Palm Grove, Darling Harbour (under the freeway near the IMAX). Parking
available at the Exhibition Centre Carpark (Darling Drive) and Harbourside
Carpark (100 Murray St)

For media enquires or to arrange an interview please contact:
Kerin Vandeleur, Hill & Knowlton PR on behalf of GIO Insurance
[email protected] 02 9286 1245 or 0404 831 253

Tammy Ingold, NSWFB Senior Public Affairs Officer: 0417 671 372

1 More statistics to be announced on event day. Research was conducted by Sweeny on behalf of GIO in February 2009, on a representative sample of 855 NSW respondents aged 18 years and over and of NSW parents with children aged between 3-12.


SOURCE: NSW Fire Brigades