What is Safety 3rd Weekend Getaway you ask? Well let me fill you in. It is a training/social weekend for Firefly Medical, Rangers, Sanctuary and FAST (Fire Art Safety Team) volunteers. TJ Kozma and Deanna Duffey will be hosting this first ever event for Firefly volunteers. The location will be at our house in Scarborough, Maine. 15 minutes south of Portland easily accessible by bus and train from Boston. We have plenty of inside meeting/sleeping space in the barn, carriage house and house if needed. Should be nice enough to be outside though. Plenty of yard and forest space for camping and meeting. Bring yer tent! We are still in the planing stage but it would go something like this: Friday May 16- Arrive Friday evening - informal- get settled in set up tent or other inside location to sleep, maybe some social activity. Saturday May 17- Training day. - Breakfast, together team building activity for everyone, Break up into volunteer groups. Everyone does their own team training. Break for lunch. After lunch. Each group receives an abbreviated training on each of the other groups. For Example Rangers get an abbreviated training in Medical, Sanctuary and Fire teams responsibilities, and how they work. After everyone rotates through crosstraining. Then as a group radio training. Dinner. Bonfire, fun, social stuffs. Sunday May 18 - - Q&A- brainstorming day- Breakfast- As a group. Ask a Ranger, Ask a Medic, etc. Q& A time. Anything anyone ever wanted to know about each department. time to ask. Department leads responding. Also an open discussion on how we can work together as departments to increase the safety at Firefly. Lunch,or snacks and clean up. Head home. Its going to be an awesome opportunity to get involved, get trained and meet other Safety department Leads and volunteers. There will be a small fee to attend of $20 this will go towards food for the weekend. Bring your own drinks. More information coming soon. You can RSVP to deannaduffey@gmail.com or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/events/255000184671305. Everyone is welcome- be prepared to learn something! Full Disclosure- This is not a party weekend. It is a weekend to learn, relax and socialize with fellow Safety Department volunteers. Thank you- Deanna & TJ