The purchase of the AEDs will allow the department to equip more vehicles with the devices, he said.

According to the American Heart Association, about 326,000 people suffered an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest event last year, continuing to make sudden cardiac arrest one of the leading causes of death in the United States, the release said. AEDs are a crucial part of first responder gear because most fire departments can respond to a sudden cardiac arrest event quicker than an ambulance, it said.

The Camden Fire Department came up with the idea of involving students in Fire Prevention Week outreach, by offering to paint the students' logos on a real fire truck, according to Camden Fire Chief Chris Farley.

Firefighters visited the schools and made presentations during lunch time, and supplied rolls of butcher paper, paint and markers. The students did the rest.

CRMS Principal Jaime Stone said she got reports from the students that they worked on their submissions for "hours and hours," taking the materials home to put in the extra time. Farley said both the students and the firefighters are excited about the results.

The Fire Department received 18 submissions from the four grades at CRMS, and one submission jointly worked on by students at the Montessori school.

Judges, who looked for clear and colorful safety messages included. State Fire Marshal Investigator Mary-Ann MacMaster, Camden Town Manager Patricia Finnigan, firefighter Matt Heat, Assistant Fire Chief John Wickenden, as well as Farley and Stone.

The CRMS fire prevention logo winners are: Ryan Anderson, fifth grade, Rachel Rademacher, seventh grade, and Shauna Murray, eighth grade.