Fire Prevention and Education
The job of our fire prevention program is to prevent fires before they occur. This is attempted through education, inspection, preplanning, and enforcement/interpretation of the Ohio Fire Code.
Each year the prevention program is busy at our firehouse, local schools, and beyond, teaching children about fire safety. Programs covering "stop, drop, cover, and roll, crawl under smoke and know two ways out" are usually covered along with several other topics. In 2010 over 1100 citizens in the Fredericktown community were served by our programs and firefighters.
It is our hope that all residents have working smoke detectors in their homes. We suggest having one on each floor and in each bedroom. We want to stress changing your smoke detector batteries twice a year. We also suggest replacing smoke detectors every 10 years. The fire department has smoke detectors available free of charge, please contact the station or a member for more information.
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