Greenfield Fire Prevention Poster Winners at State

Greenfield Students’ Fire Prevention Posters Receive State Acclaim
Posted on 02/11/2020
This is the image for the news article titled Greenfield Students’ Fire Prevention Posters Receive State AcclaimFire prevention messaging in Tennessee added two Greenfield communicators to their list of award-winning talent last weekend as Gwyneth Norwood and Annabelle Lovell claimed top spots for their poster-making.

Each year the State Fire Marshal's Office (SFMO) holds an annual Fire Prevention Poster Contest to celebrate Fire Prevention Week. Posters are submitted to local fire departments by schools across the state. Each fire department holds a local competition, and the winning poster from each grade level competes at the state level. An awards ceremony is held each February to honor the winners.

Third grader Norwood won the Commissioner’s Choice Award and fifth grader Lovell won first place for fifth graders statewide.

This year’s theme for Fire Prevention Week and the Fire Prevention Poster Contest was “Not every hero wears a cape. Plan and Practice your Escape.”

According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), an individual has as little as one to two minutes to escape a house fire.

“Having an escape plan and practicing emergency exit drills can be the difference between life and death in an emergency,” noted Greenfield Fire Chief Bob Dudley who, along with Lt. James Stone, joined the two students and their families for the presentations at the Governor’s Residence in Nashville. “Our student representatives did an excellent job of conveying our message and representing our town.”

Chief Dudley also pointed out that these two made a total of 24 winners from Greenfield in the 35-year history of participating in the statewide contest.

Winners in Greenfield
Greenfield School took time Monday to welcome home their poster winners. Seen here showing some of their Jacket pride are (from left to right) school librarian Judy Martin, Lieutenant Robert Rodriguez, Gwyneth Norwood, Annabelle Lovell, and Chief Bob Dudley from Greenfield Fire Department.

Winners in Nashville
Greenfield Fire Department representatives shared the stage with the statewide fire prevention poster winners and Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance Assistant Commissioner for Fire Prevention Gary Farley during a weekend ceremony acknowledging student achievement. Lt. James Stone, Chief Bob Dudley and Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance Assistant Commissioner for Fire Prevention Gary Farley celebrated Gwyneth Norwood and Annabelle Lovell’s work. 

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