Somerset Home for Temporarily Displaced Children
Jeffrey Fetzko, ACSW, LSW, CFRE
Vol. 4, No. 25, December 14, 2006
The Executive Director's News is published every two weeks, specifically for the employees of the Somerset Home. This issue and past issues are available on our web site at http://www.somersethome.org/main/pages/employee_newsletter.htm.
Crisis Averted By Quick Thinking Staff
The was a small fire (outdoors)
at Brahma House last Sunday that caused some minor damage but mostly smoke
problems and the building had to be evacuated. The building was reoccupied
in about an hour.
The fire was caused by someone who carelessly was smoking on the side of the
house and attempted to extinguish the lighted material by burying it into
the mulch. The mulch smoldered and burned two electrical cords (from christmas
lights) and a storm water pvc pipe.
The smoke traveled into the basement via the pvc pipe filling it with smoke.
The staff and kids smelled the smoke before the fire alarm sensors picked
up the scent! It goes to show that your nose is better than tens of thousands
of dollars of fire detection equipment.
The fire department came out and checked the situation and declared the problem solved after running the garden hose on the mulch and running a high powered fan to remove the smoke from the house.
Update - New Flooring and Carpeting for Brahma House
December 20th is the proposed date for replacing carpeting in the TV room/library and installation of new tile in the dining room.
Holiday Activities Planned
Annual NYC Holiday Trip
- December 20, 2006, 5:30 PM - Applebees on 42nd, Walk to Rockefeller Plaza,
7:30 PM - "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" on Broadway.
Kids Holiday Party -
December 21, 2006 - 5:30 PM Brahma, 6:30 TLP at Passages.
Staff Holiday Party - December 21, 2006 - 7:30-11:00 PM at Maggianos, Bridgewater.
As always, thank you all for your continued hard work on behalf of our youth.
