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Fire Safety Education

In the Classroom

Suppression crews visit township classrooms at teachers' request, and the fire safety house teaches children how to get out safely.

By request
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About the Fire Safety Education

Chesterfield Township's suppression crews make visits to classrooms within the township at the request of teachers, instructing the township's youngest residents on basic fire safety.

The department's fire safety house trailer lets children practise recognising smoke and getting out of a house safely, and it appears at the annual Open House and community events. Visits are part of the department's wider Community Risk Reduction program.

The 2025-2030 Strategic Plan commits the department to growing this work, with a dedicated Public Educator position and a Public Education Team of members who routinely take part in public education.

Requesting a Visit

  • Call the fire department at (586) 725-2233
  • Tell us the school, the age group and the dates that suit you
  • Crews schedule visits around their shift and call load
In Pictures

Fire Safety Education Gallery

A Chesterfield firefighter helping a young child spray a fire hose at the fire safety houseVisitors touring the apparatus bay with firefightersFirefighters presenting fire safety information to a group of residentsChildren in the cab of a Chesterfield fire engineChildren lining up to tour the fire safety house trailerFirefighters with the Smoke Alarms: Make Them Work for You banner in front of Truck 3Truck 3's aerial spraying water over children at a summer splash dayA firefighter handing out junior firefighter helmets at a splash dayChildren in pink fire helmets with a Chesterfield firefighterA firefighter talking with a family in the apparatus bayFirefighters with children at a summer splash dayFirefighters with a family at a summer event
Video

Watch

Firefighter Friday: Kitchen Fire Safety for the HolidaysMike Scalici on the leading cause of home fires: keep a kid-free zone around the stove, turn pot handles in, and smother a grease fire with a lid. Never use water.
Firefighter Friday: Outdoor Warning SirensFrom the top of Truck 3's ladder, Chief Miller explains when the township's eight outdoor warning sirens sound, and why you need an indoor alert as well.

Related Programs

Annual Community Event

Fire Department Open House

The department's annual open house caps off National Fire Prevention Week with fire trucks, demonstrations, kids activities and fire safety education.

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Intervention

Youth Firesetting Program

An intervention program run by the Fire Prevention Bureau to address firesetting behavior in juveniles before a loss of life or property occurs.

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Academies and Youth

Junior Public Safety Academy

A two-week summer academy, run jointly by the fire and police departments since 2017, that gives young residents hands-on experience with firefighting, first responder and police work.

Learn more