All of this equipment in manufactured by Motorola . Back To Contents Fire Prevention Central Lamar VFD is active in its district with fire safety education. The current program is Stove Fires . With this demonstration residents are shown how to avoid stove fires and how to extinguish a fire if one does occur. A person who lives in the subdivision is selected to help the fire department set a time, date, and place for the demonstration.
Handouts are prepared and distributed in the area a few days before the demonstration.
A skillet containing about a cup of diesel is placed on the stove. The fuel is then ignited and allowed to burn about two minutes. Firefighters use this time to explain the need of being careful when cooking. Slide a lid over the skillet to smother the fire. Use baking soda to extinguish the fire.