LTVFD Fire Prevention Program

FIRE PREVENTION

Mike Pryor, Josh Scalf and Ryan
Houchen with LTVFD's Fire
Safety House

LTVFD's Fire Safety House

WE CARE ABOUT KIDS.

Every year we visit hundreds of school children and
teach fire safety.

Myron Huth, Dick Kiefer, Stacey
Biefeld, Jeff Read, Mrs. Niemeir and
St. Mary's of the Knobs 1st Grade
class, 2002

We are very proud of our school visit program. We don't stand in front of
a class of kids and give a speech. We talk and yell and wave our arms and
crawl on the floor and clap and cheer. Sometimes we even sing. Kids
actually hear us and learn what we are teaching. And they have fun.

WE TEACH THE BASICS -- AND BEYOND.
We teach how - and when - to call 9-1-1. We show kids that Firefighters
wear big, heavy, special clothes to protect them. We let kids see what a
Firefighter looks like and sounds like in gear. We show kids how to help a
Firefighter help them if they are ever trapped in a fire, and what to do to
stay safe until the Firefighter gets there. We teach Stop, Drop & Roll ...
Get Low Under Smoke & Go ... Get Out & Stay Out ... Have A Safe
Meeting Place ... and more. We show kids the fire truck and let them hear
the sirens. And, of course, we give out fire safety books, stickers, and other
fun stuff.

Our objective is to teach even young children to be pro-active about
safety. We have all heard stories of children who hid from fire under
furniture or in closets, or children who were so afraid of a Firefighter in
gear that a rescue was impeded. Too many Firefighters have seen too
many children scarred by fire -- or worse -- and we never want to see that
happen to another child.

A FREE COMMUNITY SERVICE.
Lafayette Township Volunteer Fire Department provides this service free
of charge to teachers, administrators or group leaders who request a Fire
Prevention Visit. We have seen small and large groups and visited kids
from 18 months to 18 years old. We visit public and private schools,
Sunday school classes, Scout troops, and Day Care Centers. For more
information in Floyds Knobs, contact your child's teacher, school or
group and ask if they participate. In other areas, contact your local Fire
Department.

Todd Schindler

Stacey Biefeld and Charlie Staser,
School Visits 2003

Please take a look at our
FIRE SAFETY
page for valuable information on
helping keep your family safe.

LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP VOLUNTEER FIRE
DEPARTMENT
ALSO OFFERS SPECIAL SERVICES
INCLUDING FREE PUBLIC SAFETY INFORMATION
COVERING A WIDE VARIETY OF TOPICS
AND A SPEAKERS BUREAU FOR LARGE OR SMALL
GROUPS OF ANY AGE.
CONTACT US FOR INFORMATION.