The special education teachers have requested that this program be continued on an annual basis for their students. The public education officer has worked closely with Little Friends, Inc., a social service agency dedicated to providing services for adults and children with developmental disabilities and the homeless. Each time an adult is placed in an apartment their apartment is inspected, but they are also instructed in basic fire safety and escape planning. Individual home visits have been made to those homeless who have been placed and fire safety problems have been noted. This information has been distributed through the Community Based Policing Program at a Spanish speaking apartment complex.
Hotels hire a high percentage of Spanish speaking personnel for housekeeping and kitchen help.
The department suggested the hotels provide extinguisher demonstrations and evacuation drills specifically for this population. This is the second year the public education has addressed this population with the aid of an interpreter.