The 2023-2024 local winner of the Connecticut Fire Prevention Poster Contest  Claire Mason is a fifth-grade student at Canton Intermediate School.

Claire's poster was selected as the best in portraying a positive fire safety message. The Connecticut Fire Prevention Poster Contest is an annual event in which fourth and fifth grade students utilize art to portray fire safety messages. The contest is a collaborative effort of local, state and private fire safety officials. The Office of the Fire Marshal extends its gratitude to the Shoppes at Farmington Valley for their generous prize donation.

The Office also likes to thank Canton Intermediate School art teacher Mrs. Costello for her continued support of making this contest a success. Claire's Poster moved on to the county level of the contest were she was a winner at the Hartford County.