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July/August 2015
Hospital Newspaper - NE
SummerWood staff P.A.S.S. with flying colors
SummerWood staff member, JoAnn Bouchard, demonstrates the proper way to extinguish a small contained fire at SummerWood’s fire safety training session.
Hoffman SummerWood Community staff practiced putting out fires, literally, over 55 of them, recently during their fire safety training session with FPT (Fire Protection Team) trainers. An area was staged in the SummerWood parking with a large vat of flammable liquid and dozens of fire extinguishers on hand. After a full briefing on the proper use of the equipment, each staff member had an opportunity to “Pull, Aim, Squeeze, and Sweep (P.A.S.S.)” their own fire extinguisher. After each fire was put out, it was relit for the next staff member. The training took place following a staff meeting which incorporated hotdogs and hamburgers. Chefs, housekeepers, administrative staff, drivers, nurses, aides and all managers participated one by one and received applause from their peers as they looked on. SummerWood’s Executive Director, Joan Carney said, “our residents’ safety and well-being is our number one priority, and we thought this hands-on in-service would be another way to take that one step further. The FPT trainers did an excellent job today, and we will plan to do this again next year as a refresher, as well as for new staff.” Hoffman SummerWood Community is a national award-winning senior living community located on Simsbury Road in West Hartford, and is a member of the Hebrew HealthCare family. For more information on SummerWood please call 860-523-3808 or visit their website at hoffmansummerwood.org.