1 The Safety Beacon is for informational purposes only and does not replace Safety Education Requirement November 2014 SAFETY BEACON NEWSLETTER Inside this Issue Republished Articles Pages West Africa Ebola Outbreak 1-3 Enterovirus D68 [EV-68} 4-5 Safer Skies through Education 6 Thanksgiving Safety 7 Region Safety Officers 8 National Chief of Safety George C. Vogt [email protected] National Assistant Chief of Safety Col Robert Castle [email protected] National Assistant Chief of Safety Education and Training Lt Col Eric Shappee [email protected] National Assistant Chief of Safety Cadet Programs Lt Col Melanie Capehart [email protected] National Assistant Chief of Safety Operations Lt Col William D. Dillahunty Lt Col Dennis R. Bannon [email protected] National Assistant Chief of Safety Publications Lt Col Sharon L. Williams [email protected] 2 3 4 5 6 7 Thanksgiving Safety The kitchen is the heart of the home, especially at Thanksgiving. Kids love to be involved in holiday preparations. Safety in the kitchen is important, especially on Thanksgiving Day when there is a lot of activity and people at home. Did you know? KKK Stay in the kitchen when you are cooking on the stovetop so you can keep an eye on the food. KKK Stay in the home when cooking your turkey and check on it frequently. KKK Keep children away from the stove. The stove will be hot and kids should stay 3 feet away. KKK Make sure kids stay away from hot food and liquids. The steam or splash from vegetables, gravy or coffee could cause serious burns. KKK Keep the floor clear so you don’t trip over kids, toys, pocketbooks or bags. KKK Keep knives out of the reach of children. KKK Be sure electric cords from an electric knife, coffee maker, plate warmer or mixer are not dangling off the counter within easy reach of a child. KKK Keep matches and utility lighters out of the reach of children — up high in a locked cabinet. KKK Never leave children alone in room with a lit candle. KKK Make sure your smoke alarms are working. Test them by pushing the test button. Your Source for SAFETY Information NFPA Public Education Division U 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169 Thanksgiving is the leading day of the year for home fires involving cooking equipment. Have activities that keep kids out of the kitchen during this busy time. Games, puzzles or books can keep them busy. Kids can get involved in Thanksgiving preparations with recipes that can be done outside the kitchen. www.nfpa.org/education 8 The Official Safety Newsletter of The Civil Air Patrol-November 2014 WWW.CIVILAIRPATROL.COM VISIT US ON THE WEB CIVIL AIR PATROL SAFETY LIKE US ON FACEBOOK Notes From CAP/SE -‐ -‐ -‐ When our CAP Chief of Safety George Vogt asked me to write this month’s “Notes from CAP/SE”, I was happy to do it. I am Col Robert “Bob” Castle, CAP, and I am the new CAP Assistant Chief of Safety. I started out as a cadet in Illinois Wing, earning the Earhart Award before becoming a senior member while still in college. I took a break from CAP while on active duty with the U.S. Air Force. My last several years were spent in the CAP Reserve Assistance Program w here I w as assigned to the CAP-‐USAF Southwest Region working with Oklahoma Wing. Since resuming my CAP career, I’ve served at the squadron, group, wing and region levels in Operations and Safety including four years as Commander of the Oklahoma Wing. I am excited about working at the national level to improve our safety program and help our members both on the ground and in the air. From Maj Gen Vazquez on down, we are committed to instilling a strong culture of safety not only in our CAP operations, but as something we take with us regardless of whether we’re performing home, school, work or recreational activities. We cannot accomplish our missions without you, the CAP member. I thank you for your service and your commitment to the Safety Program. Last month’s FAASTeam topic was Stabilized Approaches. If you weren’t able to attend a seminar, the slides are still available and make a great subject for discussion at a unit Pilot’s meeting or clinic. Consistently good landings are a result of using proper technique and flying the pattern the same way each time. Participation in the W INGS program is good for you and good for CAP. Register at FAA Safety and earn CAP Safety Education Credit as w ell as earning your FAA WINGS. Completion of a WINGS Phase also gives you 14 CFR §61.56 Flight Review credit. Let us know if you have difficulty setting up a presentation at CAP Safety. Quite a few units have already completed their FY15 Safety Surveys. Keep up the great work! For those units that haven’t started, this is an opportunity to take a fresh look at your squadron areas to look for hazards. Take a fresh set of eyes along when you do look at places your unit member’s use. You might be surprised at some of the hidden dangers! Topics or suggestions – please email us at CAP Safety Col Charles Greenwood Lt Col John Kruger Lt Col Bill Woody GLR/SE SWR/SE SER/SE [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Col Charles Glass MER/SE [email protected] Col Emmit Williams NCR/SE [email protected] Lt Col Paul Mondoux NER/SE [email protected] Lt Col Donald Johanson RMR/SE [email protected] Maj Gary Zaganiacz PCR/SE [email protected]