“It should be as everyday as a stop sign. We all know what that means. You can look at a stop sign without even seeing the word stop on it and know that it’s a stop sign. This is kind of the same idea,” said Yeaton, founder of Safe-Tree safety signs.
Yeaton put pen to paper to sketch a Safe-Tree logo after his young daughter asked him how families know where to meet up if they are forced to rush out of their home in the event of an emergency.
His daughter’s query sparked a light bulb moment for Yeaton, who is now in the process of trying to promote Safe-Tree signs as a universal symbol that can be used to mark safe spots at home or in public places.
“Our slogan is for everyone, everywhere,” the Avonport resident explained.
The signage is meant to appeal to all ages, making it suitable for use at home and in public spaces.
“We believe at Safe-Tree that a four-year-old can understand this sign and symbol and be able to relate it to a safe meeting area,” he said.
“We’re all taught through the fire departments that we’re supposed to have a marked meeting place… this is just to make it so that my (sign) is the same as yours.”
Yeaton is working with local fire departments to try to have the Safe-Tree signage included in fire prevention talks at schools. He’s also exploring the possibilities of eventually having the signage available at fire departments and distributed to students at school.
“The very least it will do is start a conversation about whether or not you actually have a designated meeting spot,” he said.
The sky is the limit for Safe-Tree signs as far as Yeaton is concerned. He believes the symbol could be used throughout the province and, someday, the nation.
“The market is really everyone, everywhere. Everybody should have one,” he said, adding that many existing marshaling and muster stations are not marked with consistent signage that is universally understood by all.
Kentville Volunteer Fire Department Chief Ryan MacEachern likes the idea of having meeting spots at residential and public properties marked with the same signage. He said having a designated meeting point helps firefighters determine how many people are accounted for and gather valuable information at the scene of an emergency.
“There’s a lot of unknowns going into a building when there’s flames and smoke,” said MacEachern, who stressed that it’s important for people to communicate with firefighters if they know of any hazards they should be aware of before approaching an emergency scene.
“It’s just creating a safer atmosphere for everybody, including the firefighters.”
Yeaton, a father of two who works at Michelin, is thrilled to see local firefighters getting behind his signs.
“We’re all told that we need an evacuation plan. We’re all told that that evacuation plan needs to have a meeting place and we’re all told that that meeting place should be marked with something,” he said. “This is that something.”
http://www.safe-tree.ca/
“It should be as everyday as a stop sign. We all know what that means. You can look at a stop sign without even seeing the word stop on it and know that it’s a stop sign. This is kind of the same idea,” said Yeaton, founder of Safe-Tree safety signs.
Yeaton put pen to paper to sketch a Safe-Tree logo after his young daughter asked him how families know where to meet up if they are forced to rush out of their home in the event of an emergency.
His daughter’s query sparked a light bulb moment for Yeaton, who is now in the process of trying to promote Safe-Tree signs as a universal symbol that can be used to mark safe spots at home or in public places.
“Our slogan is for everyone, everywhere,” the Avonport resident explained.
The signage is meant to appeal to all ages, making it suitable for use at home and in public spaces.
“We believe at Safe-Tree that a four-year-old can understand this sign and symbol and be able to relate it to a safe meeting area,” he said.
“We’re all taught through the fire departments that we’re supposed to have a marked meeting place… this is just to make it so that my (sign) is the same as yours.”
Yeaton is working with local fire departments to try to have the Safe-Tree signage included in fire prevention talks at schools. He’s also exploring the possibilities of eventually having the signage available at fire departments and distributed to students at school.
“The very least it will do is start a conversation about whether or not you actually have a designated meeting spot,” he said.
The sky is the limit for Safe-Tree signs as far as Yeaton is concerned. He believes the symbol could be used throughout the province and, someday, the nation.
“The market is really everyone, everywhere. Everybody should have one,” he said, adding that many existing marshaling and muster stations are not marked with consistent signage that is universally understood by all.
Kentville Volunteer Fire Department Chief Ryan MacEachern likes the idea of having meeting spots at residential and public properties marked with the same signage. He said having a designated meeting point helps firefighters determine how many people are accounted for and gather valuable information at the scene of an emergency.
“There’s a lot of unknowns going into a building when there’s flames and smoke,” said MacEachern, who stressed that it’s important for people to communicate with firefighters if they know of any hazards they should be aware of before approaching an emergency scene.
“It’s just creating a safer atmosphere for everybody, including the firefighters.”
Yeaton, a father of two who works at Michelin, is thrilled to see local firefighters getting behind his signs.
“We’re all told that we need an evacuation plan. We’re all told that that evacuation plan needs to have a meeting place and we’re all told that that meeting place should be marked with something,” he said. “This is that something.”
http://www.safe-tree.ca/
