While out trick-or-treating on Saturday night, keep on the lookout for firefighters from the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority in your neighborhood.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Those firefighters will be handing out small red flashers that the kids can attach to their costumes to make them more visible. By wearing the flashers the kids and parents can make Halloween a safe night of fun.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
What else can adults do to help keep their little goblins and witches safe?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u2022 Young children should always have adult supervision<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u2022 Pick costumes that have bright colors<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u2022 Avoid masks or other headgear that limits peripheral vision \u2013 use face makeup instead of a mask<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u2022 Add reflective material to costumes<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u2022 Carry and use a flashlight<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u2022 Cross streets carefully and use sidewalks where available<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u2022 Wear your fire department issued red flasher<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u2022 Trick-or-treat in neighborhoods you are familiar with<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u2022 Never eat candy not in its original wrapper<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u2022 Plan your path so that others will know where you are<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u2022 Never enter a house unless you know the residents well<\/p>\n<\/p>\n House safety during Halloween:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u2022 Keep your porch well lit<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u2022 Remove tripping hazards such as garden hoses, bikes, and toys<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u2022 Keep excitable pets away from children<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Keep in mind that Halloween is on a Saturday this year which means kids might be out later than usual.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n It is expected to be raining on Halloween night, so dress appropriately and be aware that drivers will have more difficulty than usual seeing children.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" While out trick-or-treating on Saturday night, keep on the lookout for firefighters from the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority in your neighborhood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":106,"featured_media":11095,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-11094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11094"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11094"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11094\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11094"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=11094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}