Grabbing the phone and calling 911 has proven to stop crimes in progress, save people in medical distress, and get the fire department rolling to fires. Recently Frontier Communications and Bullhead Fire Department teamed up to promote a poster contest in the 5th grade rooms of Bullhead City. The contest was not a teacher assignment; therefore, it was up to the student if they wanted to design a poster and submit it. The purpose of the poster was to increase awareness of 911 to the community and to the children. Posters were to demonstrate the meaning of 911, when should 911 be called, and why should 911 be called. The posters were collected and judged. The Judges were Jason Moothart and Melody Dumochel from Frontier Communications along with Kim Miles and Mike Villagran from the Bullhead City Fire Department. The judges looked at about 50 posters before deciding on a winner. Kim Miles, Public Education Specialist with the fire department, worked with the schools and teachers to coordinate the contest. This contest could become an annual event Frontier Communications had the poster enlarged and it is currently on display in their lobby on Hancock Road. The winner was Jennifer Jones from Desert Valley Elementary School. Jennifer is a student in the classroom of Ms. Shannon Dias. Jennifer also will receive “Honorary Fire Chief ForThe Day” and dinner with the shift crew. Battalion Chief Don Evans says “my crew at Station One is excited about Jennifer joining them for dinner. They plan to cook something up special for our big winner.” PHOTO: Poster winner Jennifer Jones displays her enlarged poster with Melody Dumochel (L) along with Mike Villagran and Kim Miles. Photo provided by the Bullhead City Fire Department with permission to publish with the following credit line: “Photo courtesy of the Bullhead City Fire Department.”
