Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog 1998-2010

Dear friends~

It is with great sadness to share with you that my best friend, Sparkles, passed away on October 25th.

Even though she is gone, her message of helping keep people safe from fire will live on.

Please pray for her, her family, her fire service family, and for all of the many people, especially children, of whose lives she has touched.

More information will follow. Memorial service arrangements pending.

Memorial contributions to help continue the work of Sparkles may be made to the

Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation.

Sparkles obit on Fire Chief Magazine's website.

Sparkles' Bio.

Sparkles' Video.

Post by Frankie the Walk 'n Roll Dog.

Post by Kids Firefighter Blog.

Daryn Kagan Video about Sparkles (courtesy of darynkagan.com)

To leave a note on Sparkles' Facebook page, please click HERE. You may also leave your comment below. Your words are very healing.

Thank you so much. Dayna, Tango, and Siren

New Siren the Fire Safety Dog Coloring Page!

Hi boys and girls!

Do you like coloring pages? This is a coloring page of my new little brother, Siren the Fire Safety Dog. If so, this one is just for you! Click on the picture below to go to the page!





A special thank you to my friend, Eileen, for drawing this wonderful picture of Siren!

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


Love,

Attention kids, parents, teachers and fire departments. Have you checked out Sparkles the Fire Safety Dogs' fun fire safety activity and coloring pages? Check them out! We're adding new ones all of the time! Just click on the picture of Sparkles to see more!

Please feel free to add this button to help spread the fire safety message. Together, we can help keep children and their caregivers fire safe!

Sparkles Goes to Boston Northeast Book Tour October 2010

October 5 – 18, 2010

October 5

Fire safety dogs head for Southborough, MA

October 6

10:30 A.M. Visit Shawn’s school with Firefighter Jim
October 10

11:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M. Visit with fire safety program donor

October 11

10:00 A.M. Heritage Day Parade (Southborough)
11:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M. Heritage Day Festivities

October 12

9:30 - 11:30 A.M. Mary Finn School
1:00 - 3:00 P.M. Neary School

October 13

9:35 A.M. FOX 25 Boston (streaming live on myfoxboston.com)
1:30 P.M. Visit Steven’s school
October 14

9:00 A.M Skype visit with school in Ohio (Firefighter Jim to participate)
10:30 A.M. Village Preschool
1:30 P.M. Steven’s school
4:00 P.M. Southborough Library

October 15

10:30 A.M. Village Preschool
October 16

10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. Book release event at the Southborough Fire Department for Sparkles Goes to Boston
3:00 P.M Gathering for Sparkles’ Facebook Dal friends ~ Southborough
October 18

Leave for Arkansas

For more information on the Sparkles Goes to Boston Book Tour, please visit http://www.sparklesgoestoboston.com

Firefighter Jim Peltier and Firefighter Dayna will be live on the FOX 25 Boston Morning Show

On October 13th, Firefighter Jim Peltier, Firefighter Dayna and Tango the Fire Safety Dog, will be live on the FOX 25 Boston Morning Show to promote the new children's book, Sparkles Goes to Boston. The broadcast will be streamed live at myFOXboston.com at 9:35 EST. Join us to learn all about our big adventure to help keep children safe with our latest fire safety book. Sparkles Goes to Boston is based on the Southborough Fire Department and the most up-to-date children's fire safety book on the market.


To learn more about Sparkles Goes to Boston, please visit the Sparkles Goes to Boston website.

Announcing the Latest Addition to our Fire Safety Family

Please help me welcome Siren the Fire Safety Dog!

Firefighter Dayna, Tango and I are so excited that we will have a new edition to our family and fire safety team! It is so much fun having a little brother!

My new little brother is two months old and he came to live with us a week ago. We have had so much fun getting to know each other!

His mother is Whoopie of Dalmino Dals and Jack of NspirD Dalmatians.

Here is Siren's mom:

Here's Siren's dad, Jack:

Jack is one of the top sires of Champions with 82 sons and daughters earning titles. He is the most winning Dalmatian of all time with 427 wins.

The first thing that Siren did when he got to his new home with me and Tango, was check his email. Silly dog!

See more pix of the big day HERE.

Siren also has a new Facebook page. Be sure to check it out! He'll also have fire safety tips on his Facebook page, just like me!

Until next time, stay safe everyone!