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Fire Prevention and Safety Fire kills more Americans than all natural disasters combined. Every year more than 5,000 people die in fires, over 25,000 are injured, and direct property loss is estimated at over $9 billion. Fortunately, most fire losses can be prevented through effective public education and awareness initiatives. Many Americans believe "fires can only happen to other people - not to me and not in my home." Yet, over 80 percent of fire deaths occur in the home, most often claiming the lives of the young, the elderly and the disadvantaged. Fire prevention starts in the home! Set a good example for your children. |
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Check out the new Fire Safety Fact Pages!
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** Our mission is too ensure the safety of our community through education and intervention. We achieve this by understanding the importance of community involvement and awareness of safe practices in the home and the work place.
** Every year the Clarence Fire District # 1 spends countless hours training our members to be ambassadors of good fire prevention practices.
** We give tours of the firehouse to organizations like the boy scouts, girl scouts, brownie troops, daycares, and elementary school children. During the customized tour, the children learn many different things that could help them at their specific age level.
** We teach skills like dialing 911, controlling bleeding, deciding what is a real emergency, and the importance of fresh batteries in all smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.
** We take our engine or ladder truck to the schools and daycares in the area, spray water, and teach fire extinguisher use and safety.
** Together we all have made a difference. Education is the key to safety. We wear seatbelts in our cars, we place children in the back seat, we know the importance of functioning smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and why we "stop drop and roll". All of these life saving messages have been made possible through education and enforcement.
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Steps we are taking to improve your safety The Fire District is still preparing specifications to purchase a new engine to replace our current Engine # 2 which is now 31 years old. The Fire District is also developing plans to renovate our existing facility as our truck bays, office space, workout facilities, and storage space have reached capacity and are outdated. |
