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Malverne F.D. recognizes fire safety month of fires people may encounter, especially in their own homes, fire officials said. In addition to being on call In recognition of National Fire Safety and Prevention 24 hours every day of the year, Month in October, the Mal- firefighters said they feel it’s verne Fire Department is offer- their responsibility to provide ing potentially life-saving tips information to the general pubto help keep village residents lic about how to better protect themselves. safe in their homes. Dave Gildea, a According to the Malver ne Fire Federal Emergency D e p a r t m e n t Management Agenspokesman and cy, more than 1.5 active firefighter, million fires were provided several re por ted nationtips to help prevent wide in 2022, which fires from occuris the latest data ring and to minithe agency has tabmize the damage ulated, resulting in and har m they nearly 4,000 deaths could cause. and 13,250 injuries. “Change the batStatistics indicate a t e r i e s i n yo u r 7 % d e c l i n e i n DaVE GilDEa smoke alarm twice house fires from Public Information a ye a r, ” G i l d e a cooking last year, Office, said. “Do not leave as well as a 34% Malverne Fire open flames burndecrease in resiDepartment ing unattended. dential heating Keep a fire extinfires, likely due in guisher in your home, make part to fire safety awareness. As a result, October is the sure people of all ages know month used to raise awareness how to use it.” “Keep your oven, grills and and spread the word about the importance of fire safety. This other appliances clean and in awareness and infor mation good working order,” he added. campaign could potentially “Teach your kids the dangers reduce the number and severity Continued on page 2
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Michael d’angelo, Michael alsheimer and Sara Santora are members of the Crossroads Farm management team.
Giddyup at Crossroads Farm! Organic farm hosts weekly Food Truck Rodeo By TayloR GRaysoN tgrayson@liherald.com
Get ready to saddle up — Food Truck Rodeo, on Friday nights, is another reason for Malvern residents, and visitors, to get involved in the activities at Crossroads Farm at Grossmann’s. Known for sourcing and supplying organic produce for decades, the Hempstead Avenue farm also hosts a variety of community events. Now, Friday nights feature a Food Truck Rodeo. The farm hosted the rodeo years ago, but under different management. This year, it started as a bi-weekly event in June, which
turned weekly as popularity grew after community members said they loved it and kept calling to make sure it was still happening. “We had our four bases covered,” produce store manager Sara Santora, who has worked at the farm for just over a year, said. “You need the food trucks, you got live music, usually we have mini-golf for the kids. Barrier Brewery is a really big part of the event planning. Gabby, from Barrier Brewery, works closely with Michael D’Angelo and I to plan this whole thing,” Santora added, referring to another member of the farm’s management team. Stephanie Fitzpatrick, owner of the Rare Continued on page 3
eep a fire extinguisher in your home, make sure people of all ages know how to use it.