Firefighter Dayna on the Children Authors Show

Wow! Firefighter Dayna was recently on the Children's Author Show, talking about our children's fire safety book, Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog. Check it out here.

New Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog Hidden Picture Puzzle!

Hi boys and girls!

Do you like hidden picture puzzle pages? If so, this one is just for you! Click on the picture below to go to the page!

Send us a picture of you with your page, and we will post your picture on my blog! Have fun and stay safe!

Love,

Exciting news!

Whenever Firefighter Dayna and I began work on our children's fire safety book and audio book, Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog, we wanted to make sure that the book would help boys and girls, just like you, stay fire safe!

We decided that we wanted to help the Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation and we are going to donate the profits from the sale of these items to the foundation. Isn't that cool? Stay safe!

Celia Clinton Fire Safety Presentation!

Tango, Firefighter Dayna and myself, along with the assistance from firefighters from the Tulsa Fire Department, made a fire safety program at Celia Clinton Elementary. This program was sponsored by our good friends from the Rotary Club of Tulsa. We had so much fun!

We enjoyed our visit back to the school and had the best time! To learn more about this incredible day, click on the picture of the Tulsa World newspaper below.

To view more pictures, click HERE.

More information on how I have helped save the lives of children and their families may be found HERE.

Stay safe!

Sparkles and Firefighter Dayna mentioned on Sprout Fire Safety Videos

Today has been a really "pawsome" day! I am super excited that many of the fire safety videos from Sprout's Fire Safety Week (aired on the Sunny Side Up Show with Kevin and Chica in October of this year) are up on the Sprout website. Check them out and share with everyone you know! There are a few more and I am hoping that the good folks at Sprout will add them as well. Thanks Sprout! If you like these fire safety tips, please let Sprout know at info@sproutonline.com.

Check out this copy of Tulsa Pets Magazine!

You can tell when I am having a really exciting day when my tail is wagging so fast! Today is one of those days! There is an article about me in the Fall 2009 issue of Tulsa Pets Magazine. Click on the link below to read the great article! High paw to all of my good friends at Tulsa Pets Magazine for helping spread the fire safety message!

Click on the picture of the magazine cover to read the article!

Visiting the Roosevelt Thompson Library!

Today Tango, Firefighter Dayna and I visited the Roosevelt Thompson Library in Little Rock. Firefighter Dayna read from the book, Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog, sang fire safety songs, handed out trading cards and stickers and even let the children pet me. So much fun!

High Paw to Firehouse.com

High paw to Susie Nicol from Firehouse.com for writing this really nice article about me and my fire safety efforts. Thanks for helping us spread the fire safety message!

To read the article, click HERE.

High paw to Michael, Age 4

This video was sent to me by Greg, father of 4 year old Michael.



Way to go Michael! I am really proud of you and your family for making an escape plan!
Thanks, Greg, for sharing this wonderful video!

Note from Mrs. Futia

Firefighter Dayna received this very nice note from Mrs. Futia, a first grade teacher who attended one of her presentations at the New York State Public Educator's Conference, "Hi Dayna, I attended your presentations at the NYS Public Educators' Conference in the spring. Just wanted you to know how much we are all enjoying your videos! I shared your website & Sprout links with the other kindergarten & grade one teachers. My students are Sparkles fans! Our best to you and the dogs. Keep up the good work!"

Elisa Futia, Edward J Arthur Elementary - Athens NY, Elsmere Fire Aux & Selkirk Fire Aux - Bethlehem, NY.

If you get a chance, check out Ms. Futia's really nice website for her students and their families HERE.

Thank you for your nice note Ms. Futia! You and your class at Edward J. Arthur Elementary are our newest Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog Fire Safety Champions!

My friend, Tango, helps share the fire safety message

Last week Tango went with me to help share the fire safety message. It was the first time that he went with me to help. Enjoy the video!

Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog ranked #3 on Amazon.com for Children's Firefighting Books!

Wow, my tail is wagging so fast! My book, Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog, is now ranked #3 on Amazon.com for Children's Firefighting Books at the moment and #59,007 on Amazon.com's Best Book sales rank! Helping keep children and their caregivers fire safe, that's what it's all about!

New coloring pages received!

One of my favorite, most exciting things, is when I receive pictures! Today I received these coloring pages that Seth, Hayden and Tommy did of my good friend, Firefighter Kenny. You guys did a great job! High paw and thanks for the awesome pictures!

"Firefighter Kenny"

Colored by Seth, 8

"Firefighter Kenny"

Colored by Hayden, 8

"Firefighter Kenny"
Colored by Tommy, 7

If you would like to send me a picture of your coloring page, send them to me at sparkles@sparklesthefiresafetydog.com. Coloring pages can be found on my website at http://www.sparklesthefiresafetydog.com/.

Stay safe!

A Big High Paw to Dawn Meehan!

One of Firefighter Dayna's and my absolutely FAVORITE bloggers on the whole face of the planet is Dawn Meehan ("Because I Said So Blog"). Yesterday Dawn shared the "Change Your Batteries" Sprout fire safety tip. Thank you Dawn for helping spread the fire saf...ety message! Sparkles has made you the newest Sparkles the Fire Safety Dogs' Fire Safety Champion!

Hi Paw to Dragonflies 'n Daydreams Blog!

High paw to Dragonflies 'n Daydreams for helping spread the fire safety message! You are our Sparkles the Fire Safety Dogs' Fire Safety Champions of the day!

Have Fun Chica and Kevin!

Good luck to our good friends, Kevin and Chica from the Sunny Side Up Show on Sprout! Firefighter Dayna and I hope you have fun this week sharing the fire safety message. Learning about fire safety is so much fun!

To learn more about this exciting project, click HERE!

Firefighter Dayna Scheduled to be on the Children Authors Show

On October 14th and 15th, Children's Author Show Radio will broadcast an interview about Firefighter Dayna's fire safety children's book, Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog. Click on the link, then find the Children's Author Show link. Hear all my story and how the book came to be!

Thanks to the FireFamily at Stop, Drop and Blog!

High paw to the FireFamily at the Stop, Drop and Blog for sharing our fire safety efforts! We love this blog and Firefighter Dayna and I have have been following it for sometime. We appreciate Firemom, Firedad, BigBrother and LittleBrother for all that you do to help promote fire safety! Stop, Drop and Blog are now Sparkles the Fire Safety Dogs' Fire Safety Champions!

High Paw to the Together Time 4 Familes Blog

A big high paw to Susan at Together Time 4 Families blog for helping Firefighter Dayna and me spread the fire safety message! On the Together Time 4 Families blog, you will find parenting tips and activities to do with your young child that promote literacy and foster a love for books! Congratulations to Together Time 4 Families on being our new Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog Fire Safety Champion! If you would like to be a Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog Fire Safety Champion, all that you have to do is help us spread the fire safety message by adding my fire safety webpage and/or blogs to your site!

Tango in the Fire Safety Awareness Parade

Yesterday Tango walked with Firefighter Dayna during the Seventh Annual Fire Safety Awareness Parade in Clarksville. He really passed his fire dog test! What was amazing, is that it didn't even phase him that sirens were blaring from 39 fire trucks and emergency vehicles! Gotta love that great training (thanks Kari, Jerry and Elaine!)

Firehouse Dog Publishing, LLC® on Facebook!

Join the Firehouse Dog Publishing, LLC® Facebook page to learn all about this publishing house and its efforts to help me promote fire safety!

Click on the button below to join!

My mom, Firefighter Dayna on KXIO

Wanted to post the interview with Don Johnson on KXIO October 2nd. Had a wonderful time visiting with Don on "Eye on the River Valley" about what Sparkles and I have been up to sharing the fire safety message.

To hear this fun interview, click HERE.

A special thank you to Cortney Lanphear from KXIO for recording this interview for us!

Sprout Fire Prevention Week Fire Safety Promos

Below you will find three promos that Sprout has been running in anticipation for Fire Prevention Week next week. Sprout has some pretty exciting things planned!







To learn more about this exciting week, visit HERE!

My Good Friend Tango Returns from Texas!

I was really excited when my good friend Tango returned from Texas! Firefighter Dayna says that Tango went away a dog and returned a Fire Safety Dog! My tail wagged so fast when I saw him. Welcome back Tango!

Pay Tribute to a Firefighter in Your Life!

Wow! Firefighter Dayna and I are so excited! One of our favorite things to do is to partner with organizations to work together to help spread the fire safety message.

Thanks to the good folks at The Old Schoolhouse, they helped spread the fire safety message to all of their readers! And, the best part is that they having a super cool contest! What is really nice, is that you can pay tribute to that special firefighter in your life.

Check back soon to find free resources for Fire Prevention Week on the Old Schoolhouse website!

High Paw to kidsfirefighter.com!

High paw to kidsfirefighter.com for sharing information on the Sprout® fire safety tip project next week! My good friends, Dave and Mathew are always very helpful and Firefighter Dayna and I have made them the latest Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog Fire Safety Champions! Thanks for helping us keep children fire safe guys!

If you would like to help us spread the fire safety message by adding our fire safety sites to your webpage and /or blogs, please let us know! Maybe you can be the next Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog Fire Safety Champion!

Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog Book Trailer on Mayra's Secret Bookcase and Pets and Their Authors Blog

Thanks to Mayra's Secret Bookcase and Pet's and Their Authors blog for blogging about our new book trailer! Thanks to Mayra and Amigo for helping spread the fire safety message!

New Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog Fire Safety Champion's

High paw to the latest Sparkles the Fire Safety Dogs' Fire Safety Champions: Southborough Fire Department, Linda Hubley, Southborough News, Evonne Carawan, Kiyoko Czech, Susan Eicher Mamber, Wendy Nan Rees, Cappy, Mayra Calvani and Amigo! If you help spread the word about Sparkles and her fire safety efforts, you can become a Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog Champion too! Just let us know what you have done to help spread the fire safety message!

To see the list of Sparkles the Fire Safey Dog Champion's, click on the picture of Sparkles.

New Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog Book Trailer!

Hi boys and girls! This is Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog. Today Firefighter Dayna and I worked really hard on our new book trailer for our book, Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog! This is a really exciting book trailer! It has surprises, including a video of me assisting with a fire safety presentation. Hope you like it!