Fire Prevention Week Art Contest 2023

Botetourt County Public School's 5th grade students were invited to participate in our first ever Fire Prevention Week Art Contest! Participants were encouraged to create artwork in a medium of their choice surrounding the 2023 Fire Prevention Week Theme, "Cooking Safety Starts with You!" For more information on Fire Prevention Week, click here.

Winners of the contest are invited to a dinner with the Fire & EMS staff to celebrate! 

The winners are:

  • 1st Place: Jaden Herrig from Breckinridge Elementary

Kitchen with various kitchen safety messages

  • 2nd Place: Adelyn Tribble from Eagle Rock Elementary

Kitchen with the message to never leave the kitchen if the stove is on.

  • 3rd Place: Quorra Relf from Colonial Elementary

NFPA Sparky mascot standing beside a stove on fire

Honorable Mentions:

  • Ruby Martin from Troutville Elementary

A Comic Strip with events leading up to a house fire because they didn't practice fire safety.

  • Inara O’Toole from Buchanan Elementary

A stained glass fire extinguisher