Fire Prevention

Annually the Fayetteville Fire Department provides fire prevention education to over one thousand children.  This usually occurs during the month of October during Fire Prevention Week but is ongoing throughout the year.  Visits are made to schools and daycare centers or the children come for a firehouse tour.  Age based handouts and educational materials cover topics ranging from EDITH, fire safety and smoke detector use.  Apparatus tours give the children an up-close look at the “Big Red Trucks” and a chance to see that a firefighter in full gear is their friend.