Generally, a minimum of twelve students is required for the Fire Department to come to your location. Organizations wishing programming with less than twelve students will be asked to travel to a nearby fire station.
Age is also an important factor.
In general children under the age of five are not receptive to the educational aspect of Westminster Fire Department programming and are better served by a tour of a nearby fire station. There is a chance that the crew will have to leave the public education event if they receive an emergency response call. The Smoke House and Douser the Robot Fire Dog are utilized only for large community events, such as The Westminster Faire, Bike Rodeo, etc. The Fire Department, as a general rule, will not provide public education or a public display for community business entities as part of a business promotion. Due to other priorities, public education can not be scheduled on Saturdays or Sundays from 7am-1pm.