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Educating the public is a major role of the fire service.
The North Franklin Volunteer Fire Company offers many fire prevention and
safety programs to the public.
We have worked closely with Trinity West Elementary school by presenting
fire prevention programs.
We also offer tours of our station.
The City of Washington, Canton, South Strabane, and North Franklin have gone
in together and purchased a modern fire safety house.
This is a “living classroom.” People of all ages can watch fire prevention
videos, and learn about kitchen safety in a simulated kitchen.
Children can also experience a simulated fire, learn what to do, and how to
react to a fire situation.
The North Franklin Fire Company also participates in public events,
such as safety fairs at Washington Crown center and the Calvary Baptist Church’s
Family Fun Day.
At the events we hand out literature and information from NFPA for people of
all ages.
We have also worked with business and residential facilities.
At our stations we have held fire extinguisher trainings, and conducted fire
drills and inspections at the many public and residential facilities in our
community.
If you have any questions or would like to schedule an event please call
Dave at (724) 222-4664
![Det[1]](./Det_1_.gif "Det[1]") Fire Prevention Tip of the Month
Cooking Fires are the leading cause of house fires
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Cooking was involved in an estimated 146,400 home structure fires in the United States in 2005, according to a National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) report released today. Cooking fires accounted for 40 percent of the home structure fires in 2005, and these cooking fires resulted in 480 deaths, 4,690 injuries, and $876 million in direct property damage.
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NFPA offers the following safety tips.
- Stay in the kitchen when you are frying, grilling, or broiling food. If you leave the kitchen for even a short period of time, turn off the stove.
- If you are simmering, baking, roasting, or boiling food, check it regularly, remain in the home while food is cooking, and use a timer to remind you that you’re cooking.
- To prevent cooking fires, you have to be alert. You won’t be if you are sleepy, have been drinking alcohol, or have taken medicine that makes you drowsy.
- Keep anything that can catch fire – potholders, oven mitts, wooden utensils, paper or plastic bags, boxes, food packaging, towels or curtains – away from your stovetop.
- Keep the stovetop, burners and oven clean.
- Keep pets off cooking surfaces and nearby countertops to prevent them from knocking things onto the burner.
- Wear short, close fitting or tightly rolled sleeves when cooking. Loose clothing can dangle onto stove burners and can catch fire if it comes in contact with a gas flame or electric burner.
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