Friday, September 23, 2011

NFPA Celebrates Sparky’s 60th Birthday

NFPA has teamed up with Emmy-award winning and best-selling author Don Hoffman and illustrator Todd Dakins to create a Sparky the Fire Dog picture book to be released Oct. 1, 2011, in celebration of the NFPA mascot’s 60th birthday. The story offers an entertaining and educational adventure filled with lessons and fire safety messages for youngsters.

Sparky the Fire Dog was created for NFPA in 1951 as its official mascot and spokesdog. Sparky visits schools and participates in community events to spread fire safety messages, often accompanied by his firefighter friends.

“Sparky plays an important role in communicating fire safety to kids and families,” says NFPA’s Lorraine Carli. “This book is the perfect addition to the Sparky-themed website (www.sparky.org), games, and other children’s activities that help children and their caretakers learn important safety messages in a fun and entertaining way.”

Find out about Sparky’s book at NFPA’s website.