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<br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />August 10, 2006 <br /> <br /> City of Eugene <br />777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <br /> <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 <br /> (541) 682-5010 <br /> (541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />IN THIS WEEK’S EDITION <br />PRESCHOOLERS SAFER THANKS TO EPD’S SAFETY TOWN <br />EUGENE MEDICS LEARN LATEST AIRWAY MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES <br />NEW STATE LAW CHANGES SPEED ZONES NEAR SCHOOLS <br />RECREATION SERVICES DIVISION OFFERS SURF CAMP/OOLIGANS ON THE OREGON COAST <br />MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL IS “SOUL OF THE CITY” <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Preschoolers Safer Thanks to EPD's Safety Town <br />More than 50 children are scheduled to graduate from <br />the Eugene Police Department's Safety Town <br />program on Friday, August 11, in a ceremony running <br />from 10:45 to 11:30 a.m. The 56 pre-kindergarteners <br />will have spent two weeks with Eugene Police <br />personnel and guest speakers, learning about how to <br />protect themselves against dangers present in <br />everyday situations. <br /> <br />The Safety Town program teaches life-saving lessons <br />on pedestrian, bicycle, vehicle passenger, school bus, <br />poison, basic fire, water, playground, and home <br />safety. Teaching tools include a child-sized town <br />complete with streets, crosswalks, stop signs and <br />traffic signals. A highlight of this year's program was a visit from the crew of the Eugene Fire <br />Department's Engine 7, who showed the kids their fire engine and taught about fire safety. During the <br />program, participating children also get to explore a police car, police motorcycle, and school bus. <br /> <br />Safety Town is a nationally recognized, comprehensive program that introduces young children to safety <br />awareness and accident prevention through hands-on safety education. The Eugene Police Department <br />partners with the Eugene Kiwanis Club to offer this two-week safety education program each summer. <br />For more information, please contact Kerry Delf, Eugene Police Department, 682-5197. <br /> <br />Eugene Medics Learn Latest Airway Management Techniques <br />Proper airway management is fundamental to emergency medical treatment, and is the focus of this <br />month's Medical Class of the Quarter at the Fire & EMS Department. All line staff are taking the three- <br />hour course, which is taught by Paramedic Monica Hull and EMS Training Coordinator Karen Anderson. <br />Hull and Anderson recently received specialized training which prepared them to educate firefighters and <br />medics in Eugene in response to changes in airway management protocols and medications that reflect <br />the state-of-the-art in this critical lifesaving area. The class involves both lecture and skill stations, and <br />is being presented over several sessions in order to allow on-duty personnel to attend without negatively <br />affecting emergency response coverage. Continuing medical training is offered to Fire & EMS staff on a <br />year-round basis. For more information, please contact Karen Anderson at 682-7134. <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />August 10, 2006 <br />