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Hazelwood Firefighters Make School Visit, Check Smoke Detectors for 2010
A Hazelwood firefighter/paramedic gives some students of McNair elementary school a tour of the fire truck during last year’s observance of National Fire Prevention Month. The Hazelwood Fire Department returned to McNair to teach and remind children about fire safety. In addition to the fire trucks, Hazelwood firefighter/paramedics took kindergarteners through 2nd grade students on a tour of the Safety Club House while third through fifth grade students visited the House of Hazards demonstration.
As part of National Fire Prevention Month, the Hazelwood Fire Department has taken its fire trucks and the Safety Club House to the Hazelwood School District elementary schools of McNair and Russell, and plans to visit other private pre-schools and daycare facilities in the community over the next couple of weeks. The National Fire Protection Association’s theme for the 2010 observance is “Smoke Alarms: A Sound You Can Live With.”
This year’s campaign is designed to educate people about the importance of smoke alarms and encourages everyone to take the steps necessary to update and maintain their home smoke alarm protection.
It falls right in line with the Hazelwood Fire Department’s smoke detector program
known as the “Detector Checkers.”
Over the past year, Hazelwood firefighters have been canvassing local neighborhoods and asking residents for permission to check their smoke detectors. The goal is to make sure every household has at least one working smoke detector. So far, they have installed nearly 300 new smoke detectors in homes throughout the city. People can now rest easy knowing they have a dependable early warning device that can alert them in the event of a fire in their home.
Firefighters are urging all residents to call the fire station at (314) 731-3424 and report whether or not their smoke detector is working. If residents need a smoke alarm or battery, one can be provided for them. The department is keeping track of all addresses within the city limits.
