As part of their Fire Prevention month activities, the Plantation Fire Department will honor the winners of the 47th Annual Marti Terziu Fire Prevention Art & Literature Contest, with the Award Ceremony on Wednesday, October 25, 2023.

The Marti Terziu Art & Literature Contest, formerly known as the Poster and Essay contest was developed in 1976 by Marti Terziu as way to bring the fire prevention message home through Plantation’s school-aged children.

This year’s fire prevention theme “Cooking Safety Starts with You” reminds everyone to be aware of the risk of fires and how to prevent them.

The key message of this year's Fire Prevention Week campaign, is that in a fire, seconds count. Seconds can mean the difference between residents of our community escaping safely from a fire or having their lives end in tragedy.