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Start Safe to Prevent the Invisible Killer
You can't see it. You can't smell it. You can't taste it.
Carbon monoxide sends over 100,000 people to the emergency room every year. Join us on Monday, November 2, to kick off CO Awareness Month and learn how you can protect children pre-birth, newborns, infants, toddlers, and pre-K.
You will learn about:
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Safe heating and energy practices
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Safety during cold weather
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The importance of carbon monoxide alarms
We hope to see you there!
Speakers
Karla Klas
Fire Safety Education Specialist
NFPA
Karla Klas, BSN, RN, CCRP is the Fire Safety Education Specialist for the National Fire Protection Association. Her 34-year distinguished career in burn/trauma critical care nursing, research, injury/violence prevention, professional development training, program management, public education, curriculum development, and CRR has produced numerous journal publications, textbook
chapters, and grant awards. She has attained multiple specialty certifications and leadership appointments to committees devoted to injury control. A lifetime achievement award-winning educator, speaker, and author, Karla volunteers in her community and enjoys all kinds of outdoor travel adventures with her family.
James "Robby" Dawson
Regional Director
NFPA
James “Robby” Dawson is the Regional Director for the National Fire Protection Association and represents the Association at events providing training, education, and advocacy to public safety agencies, code officials, contractors, legislators, building owners, and the public.
Prior to coming to NFPA, he served as an Assistant Fire Chief/Fire Marshal for the Chesterfield (Virginia) Fire and EMS Department and served on a number of boards and national codes development committees.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Richmond in Emergency Services Management and a Masters degree in Business Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Kelly Ransdell
Director of Public Education
NFPA
Kelly Ransdell works for the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) as the Director of Public Education. Prior to this promotion, she was the Regional Director for the South Central US covering NC, TX, AR, LA, OK, MS, AL and TN. Formerly she was the Regional Education Specialist for the National Fire Protection Association covering the 17 states in the Southern and New England regions for 5 years. She works to expand fire and burn education, expand code and standards adoption and works with national organizations, state agencies, and local fire departments to enhance their overall educational programs. Before joining NFPA staff in 2015, she worked as the Deputy Director of the North Carolina Department of Insurance- Office of State Fire Marshal overseeing the Prevention, Programs and Grants Division for nearly 15 years. In addition, she worked as the State Director of Safe Kids North Carolina which included 42 coalitions covering 72 counties for 11 years. Kelly and her husband live just south of Raleigh, NC and have two daughters- 20 years old and 14 years ol
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