“Have Plan To Escape” Say Fire Contest Winners

BERKELEY – The goal of the 2018 Fire Prevention Poster Contest was to drive home the point that you must be aware of all your options to flee a fire in the building you’re in. The children took this to heart and created eye-catching artwork to help illustrate this fact.

“Every Second Counts, Plan Two Ways Out” was the theme of the contest. In the case of an emergency, you need a back-up plan if the normal exit is blocked by fire, said Berkeley fire official Jack Wiegartner.

Last year, in the United States alone, fire companies responded to 1.3 million fires. More statistics he shared were that there is a fire every 24 seconds, and fire claims the lives of nine people every day.

There were “hundreds and hundreds” of submissions, and it was a “tough decision” to pick the winners, he said.

The winners for the kindergarten to 2^nd grade are:

• 1^st place: Joseph Urcinole, Bayville Elem.
• 2^nd place: Alfredo Jimenez, Bayville Elem.
• 3^rd place: Lainey Sierfield, Clara B. Worth Elem.

The winners for the 3^rd grade through 5^th grade division are:

• 1^st place: Adriana Manochio, H&M Potter Elem.
• 2^nd place: Ava Gamba, Clara B. Worth Elem.
• 3^rd place: Samantha DeMarco, Berkeley Township Elem.

The winners for the 6^th through 8^th grade division are:

• 1^st place: Thomas Farruggia, Berkeley Township Elem.
• 2^nd place: Megan Lenox, Central Regional
• 3^rd place: Rylie Lowden, Central Regional

The winners for the 9^th through 12^th grade division are (all Central Regional):

• 1^st place: Kyle Delorenzo
• 2^nd place: Madison Salanitro
• 3^rd place: Hazel Morrissey

The winners for the 9^th through 12^th grade special education division are (all Central Regional):

• 1^st place: Destiney Rivera
• 2^nd place: Ashley Soltis
• 3^rd place: Victoria Gries