As a young child in Mendham, Kyle Hastings was in awe of firefighters and proclaimed he would join their ranks when he grew up.
Whenever a fire alarm sounded, Kyle was immediately at the window, recalls his mother, Donna, owner of the Simply Country gift shop in Mendham. “Every toy had to have a siren on it.” continue reading →
Dr. Frank Field, a retired WCBS weather and science reporter, wants kids to know what it really looks like in a fire so he produced a video series called “Fire is Black.” The series is being offered for free to schools across New Jersey. Dr. Field thinks it is imperative that families do fire drills at home and have an established escape route because fires move quickly. continue reading →