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 South Strabane Fire Department is a member of the National Fire Prevention Association and offers several programs throughout the year.
Fire Prevention Week marks the anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire of October 8-9, 1871. The historic blaze raged for several days and killed more than 250 people, left 100,00 homeless, and destroyed more than 17,000 buildings.
Our goal is to educate our community by using simple techniques such as E.D.I.T.H. Drills, Two Ways Out, Dial 911, Get Out Stay Out, and how important SMOKE DETECTORS are.
Every year we visit local schools and put on several prevention activities in the area. The department has a Fire Safety House that we use to assist us in teaching several fire prevention techniques. An option such as the safety stove teaches all members of the family about kitchen safety. Also, there is an elevated bedroom to show young children how important it is to know two ways out of your house in case of a fire. With the smoke machine it allows us to recreate scenarios and make everyone think about different ways to escape from a fire if anyone should ever encounter this drastic event.
The W.C.S.N. Fire Prevention Association is a joint ownership between four fire departments in the area. In 2001 each department shared the cost to help put this valuable tool in service in the community.
If you are interested in scheduling or if you would have any questions on this valuable teaching tool contact Scott Reese at 724 225-9055 or Ron Wilson at 724 223-4100.
U.S. Fire Facts
- The leading cause of home fires are cooking (which leads to the most fires and the most injuries), smoking (which leads to the most deaths), heating, electrical equipment, and candles.
- In 2004, U.S. fire departments responded to more than 1.5 million fires-an average of 1 reported fire every 20 seconds.
- In 2004, fire killed almost 3,900 people-82% of those people died in-home fires, 14% in vehicle fires.
Fires killed an average of 11 people every day in 2004.
- In 2004, almost 18,000 fire injuries (not including fire fighter injuries) were reported to U.S. fire departments.
The above statistics were provided by NFPA.
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