APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – An effort to raise awareness for burn and fire safety.
During a Monday ceremony, leaders of five Fox Valley municipalities signed proclamations to support the ‘Burn Awareness Campaign’ during this week’s ‘National Burn Awareness Week.’
Those communities are Appleton, Fox Crossing, Grand Chute, Menasha, and Neenah.
Appleton Fire Chief Len Vanderwyst says many of their calls involve burns, urging residents to educate themselves on potential dangers.
“We see accidents and injuries to kids too frequently, so to get this message out, working with (Beja) Shriners to get this message out to the public is really important.”
The theme of this year’s campaign is ‘Be Burn Aware.’
