Here are some of the happenings around the world from the past few days.

• Fire prevention aimed at kids via The Columbus Dispatch

  Columbus Division of Fire investigators didn’t find matches or a lighter in the charred basement where 4-year-old Dion Clark died huddled behind a couch.

• Children learn to stay safe via the Observer & Eccentric Newspapers

  Children learned about bike safety, CPR and fire escape routes and watched the Jaws of Life in action at the seventh annual Child Safety Day in Redford on Wednesday.

• Wife of injured bicyclist spreads message about safety via| WSBT South Bend

  Injured bicyclist’s wife promoting safety while awaiting husband’s recovery.

• Wrentham, Norfolk, Plainville receive fire safety education grants via The Sun
  Chronicle Online

  Three fire departments are receiving a grant through the Student Awareness of Fire Education program.

• Firefighters’ Tot Finder stickers change with times via Herald News

  The new Tot Finder stickers are designed to be put on doors inside the house.

• Combining fun with fire safety from The New Lenox Patriot - New Lenox’s Local
  Newspaper

  New Lenox firefighters will ignite some excitement in kids of the village while also teaching important fire safety lessons with the department’s “Kids Academy” program.

• Risk Watch program receives grant

  “Our grant will be used for fire prevention and safety, such as public education, arson prevention and awareness and code enforcement awareness,” said fire company spokesperson Mary Barninger.

• Home safe home - backyard hazards to watch for via Star-Telegram.com

  Here are easy ways to outsmart eight common outdoor hazards.

• Safety of seniors key to program via Chillicothe Gazette

  The year-round program is free and funded with grants from United Way and the Mead Massey Foundation. The state of Ohio has a fire safety program that provides smoke detectors.

• New Federal Law Mandates Child Resistant Portable Gasoline Containers

  President George W. Bush signed the Act into law which requires portable gasoline containers manufactured for sale in the U.S. on or after January 17, 2009 to conform to child resistance safety requirements