The fire prevention
program at Pleasant View
Volunteer Fire
Department is working.
Just ask Rheanna
Moulton, a 12 year old
Sycamore Middle School
student and resident of
Pleasant View. Rheanna
is the daughter of
Frankie and Donna
Moulton and lives at
2540 Spring Street.
"My dog barked and then
I saw smoke coming out
of my Daddy's room,"
explains Rheanna. "I
took Dixie (Rheanna’s
dog) and got out of the
house, and I went to
Uncle Greg's house next
door.”
Rheanna did exactly as
she had been trained to
do by volunteer
firefighters. Each year
the department brings a
fire prevention message
to all elementary and
middle school students
during the month of
October. Rheanna and her
uncle, Greg Moulton,
called 911 and the fire
department was there in
4 minutes. Again,
Rheanna was the one
giving instructions on
what to do next.
"I knew what to do
because of the
firefighters coming to
my school," saya Rheanna.
"I didn't try to put the
fire out, I got out and
stayed out! And I went
next door to call 911."
Rheanna’s story could
have been much
different. A quick scan
of recent news stories
will tell you that 59
people have died in
fires across our nation
during the first 16 days
of February. 25
Tennesseans have died
since January 1st
of this year. Tennessee
is consistently in the
top 10 of USFA fire
statistics that track
fire death rates.
“We are very proud of
Rheanna, she listened
and she put her fire
safety plan into
action,” says Chief
Shane Ray. “An event
like this makes it all
worthwhile, our fire
prevention outreach
program is working.”
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Pictured left to
right:
Rheanna Moulton,
Fire Chief Shane
Ray, Firefighter
Allen Nicholson,
and Captain Trey
Nelms. |
For more information,
please contact Vickie
Pritchett at
615-533-0305.
