There are 3 clowns that present our programs, Cinders, Boots, and Snuffy. The format assists in teaching children to stop playing with matches and helps to reduce burn injuries and deaths to our smallest citizens. This mini home on wheels is transported to area elementary children's activities and used as a practical tool to teach youngsters the skill involved in escaping and preparing for a house fire. Firefighters actually conduct fire exit drills with the children inside the Fire Safety House using electronically operated smoke detectors, a non-toxic smoke machine and red strobe lights to simulate a real house fire. Funds are raised periodically by a community wide fund drive and the donation of labor and materials by the Home Builders Association of Lincoln to keep the Fire Safety House in tip-top shape.
Firefighters begin their instruction with a brief oral presentation to the group.
The presentation includes fire prevention instruction with attention given to home escape planning and smoke detector awareness. Targeted age groups are fourth, fifth, and sixth grade elementary school children. This is a National Program to educate people on the importance of changing the battery in their smoke detectors. This program works in conjunction with daylight savings time as a reminder to change your smoke detector batteries once a year. We ask the citizens to change their batteries the same time they change their clocks back in October for daylight savings time.