Mr. Norman Franklin

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  Norman Franklin, public information officer with Concord Fire and Life Safety, said the two-vehicle accident occured about 6 a.m. this morning. All three victims were trapped inside the cars as a result of the crash, he said.

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  The elderly woman, whose name was not released, pulled into the parking lot of the store, located on Warren C. Coleman Boulevard, shortly after 11 a.m. and drove her Chevrolet sedan into a wall of the building, breaking through the brick fa?ade, said Concord fire department spokesman Norman Franklin.
  
  Firefighters were unsure what caused the woman to drive into the building, but believed it was an accident.
  
  Cabarrus County EMS, Concord firefighters, as well as the one of Concord Fire and Life Safety's collapse teams, were at the scene.
  
  The Collapse Team, who specializes in stabilizing buildings, worked to re-support the store's wall to maintain it's structural integrity, Franklin said.
  
  Once inside the building, firefighters smelled gas, which forced officials to shut down nearby businesses while technicians shut off gas service to the area, Franklin said.
  
  Other businesses were allowed to reopen after gas meters were shut off, and the threat was ruled out, Franklin said.

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  Over the past 10 years, Concord firefighter Norman Franklin has inspected hundreds of car seats, but he's only seen a handful that were installed properly. Problems can include tethers improperly anchored or straps too loose.Improper users run the gamut from first-time parents to seasoned moms and dads. That's why the Concord Department of Fire and Life Safety has teamed up with Safe Kids Cabarrus to help parents make sure their children are safe when riding in the car. "Most people think that what they're doing is for the safety of their child but they're overlooking some instructions or they're misreading them," Franklin said.

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  "Our goal is to make sure that everyone leaves safer than when they came in," Concord Life Safety Educator Norman Franklin said."That's what we're looking to do, make sure that every child is safe and parents are prepared."
  
  Franklin said car seats are often improperly installed or improperly fitted to a child's size.

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  If you cannot afford a smoke detector for your home, contact Norman Franklin, Life Safety Educator, at 704-920-5529. Mr. Franklin will arrange for the delivery and installation of a smoke detector in your home.
  
  I would like for a fire truck or the Fire Safety House to visit my school or daycare, who do I call?
  
  Call Norman Franklin, Life Safety Educator at 704-920-5529 to schedule the Firefighters to bring a truck or the Fire Safety House to your facility.

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  "We'll go out to all of the schools and set up checks to make sure kids are riding safely in their cars," Life Safety Educator Norman Franklin said."We will be enforcing the law on how children are riding."
  
  The fire department received a $1,500 grant from Safe Kids Worldwide, located in Washington, D.C., to purchase car seats and supplies for the event.
  
  "It's important that we get to these parents to make sure children are properly protected while riding," Concord Life Safety Educator Norman Franklin said."An improperly installed car seat or problems with restraints can be hazardous in an accident and we don't want to see anything like that."
  
  After visiting the schools once, life safety educators will return at a later date to see if the event gleaned any improvements.
  
  Franklin said any parents whose children have outgrown their car seats or the seats are broken can, for a donation of $35 dollars, receive a new seat.
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  "We checked 20 cars last Friday (Feb. 8)," Franklin said."Only one parent passed."
  
  Franklin said the large problem with child seats is that parents don't read instructions when installing them into cars.

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  "Just be smart with what you're doing," said Concord fire educator Norman Franklin.

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  "These guys are our brothers," said Concord Fire and Life Safety Educator Norman Franklin said.
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  Franklin said firefighters know the dangers of the job, but try to stay focused while fighting a blaze.
  
  "When we show up to a fire, we're going to do what we can," he said.

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  The latest fire, reported at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, damaged an abandoned building at 715 Old Charlotte Road, said Concord life Safety educator Norman Franklin.Six fire units were dispatched and a total of 22 firefighters responded to the blaze, but were unable to save the structure, which received extensive fire damage, Franklin said.No injuries were reported.That cause is under investigation.
  
  Two other fires were reported Sunday.
  
  The first, which was reported around 10 p.m., began in a storage area at the back of a home at 484 Cook St., Franklin said.The home received extensive smoke damage, Franklin said.Six fire units responded, including 22 firefighters, and no injuries were reported.
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  The second fire, which was reported around 11:30 p.m., began in the attic and caused extensive damage to the upstairs of a home at 530 Allen Drive N.W., Franklin said.Seven individuals lived in the home, including five children, Franklin said.
  
  Eight units responded to the scene and one person was treated by Cabarrus County EMS for breathing problems, Franklin said.No injuries were reported, Franklin said.

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  The City of Concord Department of Fire and Life Safety does not encourage anyone to go into a burning home, said spokesman Norman Franklin.
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  "They are the ones who actually stopped the fire from spreading through the entire house by busting out the windows," Franklin said."I don't know how they knew to do that, but doing that really saved a lot of damage from the rest of the house."
  
  Only one room was heavily damaged with other rooms sustaining smoke damage, Franklin said.
  
  The fire started from a space heater in the family room.Franklin said it's the first instance a space heater has caused a house fire this fall.
  
  Most of the animals were saved, including cats, dogs and a rabbit, Franklin said.

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