Each year we hold an open house during prevention week with everyone invited. In the last couple years we have also given demonstrations on the use of extrication equipment with the public having the opportunity to try the jaws themselves. The department cooks and gives away hundreds of hotdogs along with the door prizes in an effort to show the public the importance of fire safety.
Children are the main focus of the education.
Firefighters volunteer time to go to classrooms and show the kids what we do. It is a great opportunity for the kids to see the equipment we use and show them the correct ways to be fire safe. The addition of the Fire Safety House has also given a new way to catch the kids interest and show them how to be safe when exiting a structure. I must say, it is also as much fun for the firefighters as it is for the kids. The department also has an in house program.