Albion FD honors teacher for prioritizing fire prevention among elementary students
Photo courtesy of Albion Central School: Leaders of the Albion Fire Department presented a “Friend of Fire Prevention Award” to kindergarten teacher Angie Wolfe. Pictured form left include: Angela Conway, elementary school principal; Fred Piano, second lieutenant; Angie Wolfe; past fire chief Rob Conner; current fire chief Jeremy Graham; Rebecca Manfreda, assistant superintendent for instruction; and Mickey Edwards, district superintendent.
Press Release, Albion Central School
ALBION – Angie Wolfe, a kindergarten teacher at the Ronald L. Sodoma Elementary School, has been recognized by the Albion Fire Department for her dedication to Fire Safety Week at the school
On Monday, AFD’s Fire Chief Jeremy Graham, Second Lieutenant Fred Piano, and former Fire Chief Robert Conner presented Wolfe with the Friend of Fire Prevention Award for her dedication to keeping students and their families safe.
As a kindergarten intervention teacher, Wolfe feels that it is important for students to be introduced to these skills beginning at a young age.
“I feel like this [the program] is very important thing that we need to cover with our students because really it could happen at any time,” she said. “I really appreciate these guys and what they do, we’ve got it [the program] down to a science.”
Piano has been working on this program with Wolfe for the last decade.
“I’ve been helping with this Fire Prevention program for at least 10 years and she’s always been all in,” Piano said. “[Angie] does a great job and really puts a lot into it.”
Fire Safety/ Fire Prevention Week is observed each year during the week of Oct. 9 to commemorate the devastation of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. During this week, firefighters partner with schools to help provide our youngest students with the tools they need to stay safe.
File photo by Tom Rivers: Fred Piano of the Albion Fire Department gives students a tour of the ladder truck on Oct. 10, 2019. The students were able to climb inside the truck. The Carlton rescue boat is in back. Barre, Albion and Carlton firefighters team up during the fire prevention week, going into classrooms and then having several stations outside to learn about the different equipment, tools and apparatus firefighters use to respond to emergency calls.
