| MORE ABOUT FIREFIGHTER DAYNA |

| Firefighter Dayna Hilton |


| Click on the picture below to watch Firefighter Dayna, Sparkles and Spanner on FOX and Friends. |
| Firefighter Dayna, Sparkles and Spanner in New York City on FOX and Friends. |
| Firefighter and Fire Safety Educator Dayna Hilton joined Johnson County RFD #1 in Clarksville, Arkansas in 2000. Hilton's four-legged companion, Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog, travels with Hilton, taking their fire safety messages to children all across the United States. Together, the duo has reached millions of children and their caregivers. Hilton currently appears on PBS KIDS Sprout On Demand and the PBS KIDS Sprout Website sharing fire safety tips with her Dalmatians, Sparkles and Spanner, and has appeared on FOX and Friends. As a second generation firefighter, she is the owner of Firehouse Dog Publishing, LLC™ and the author of the children's fire safety book and audio book, Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog. Hilton is the host of askafirefighter.net, firesafetyeducator.com, the Playing it Safe Blog on Firehouse.com and Safety Talk Radio. According to the National Fire Protection Association, in 2007 there were more than 1.5 million fires reported in the United States. These fires caused 3,430 civilian deaths, 17,675 civilian injuries, and $14.6 billion in property damage. In that same year, there was a civilian fire related death every 30 seconds. Firefighter Dayna and Sparkles hope to help change these unfortunate statistics, one presentation at a time. Hilton's book, Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog, has received national press coverage, including the Chicago Tribune newspaper and Chicago Tribune webpage, the Baltimore Sun webpage, Tulsa World newspaper, Firehouse.com, IFSTA publications, The Pennsylvanian Firemen, and many more. More information can be found HERE. Television appearances have included WXIN and WTHR in Indianapolis and WLS in Chicago. Hilton has been interviewed by Book Bites for Kids and a podcast for First Alert. In August 2008, Sparkles and Spanner appeared on the cover of the Chicago Pet Directory. Book tours have been held with major appearances in Indianapolis, Chicago, Boston, Nashville. Hilton and Sparkles have participated in events held in cooperation with the Chicago Fire Department, the Nashville Fire Department and the Tennessee State Fire Marshal's Office, among others. Events have also been sponsored by First Alert, the International Fire Service Training Association and the Home Safety Council. Over 10,000 copies of Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog have been sold to date. In addition, Hilton's website and blogs are visited by people from around the world. |
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