Hartford Agent Makes a Difference in Local Community with Jr. Fire Marshal Program

Barbara Lilze-Lloyd of Ramsey Insurance Agency in West Virginia has been the local chair of the JFM program in her community for five years. Each year Barbara, a Commercial Lines agent, coordinates JFM sessions for two Kindergarten classes. With the help of Charleston Association of Insurance Women and other Ramsey employees, Barbara prepares goodie bags with JFM’s fire helmets, crayons, JFM activity sheets and other materials to help teach kids about fire safety. Barbara also works with the West Virginia Forestry Department who sends in Smokey Bear for the day! Smokey Bear teaches the children about fire safety and gives them a sticker and coloring pages to help them learn. The local fire department then brings a five man crew and a fire truck to further educate the children. The fire crew speaks with the children while dressing in their gear to teach them not to be scared of firemen in case a real fire occurs.

“I enjoy this day I think more than the children,” Barbara says. “This is my favorite community project”.

Junior Fire Marshal is a fire safety training program for students in kindergarten through third grade. The program has been sponsored by The Hartford and its agents since 1947. For more information, or to learn how to bring JFM to your community, please visit the Junior Fire Marshal Web site at www.juniorfiremarshal.com. To place an order, please visit www.nepm.com/thehartford.

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