Once again, firefighters from
Mendota Heights will be busy conducting fire-safety activities during
National Fire Prevention Week, October 7th through 13th. This year's
theme, "Practice your escape plan" underscores a simple lesson. Because
fire can grow and spread so quickly, you may have as few as 2 minutes to
escape safely. Advance planning is absolutely essential. We'll talk
about how families can develop and practice home fire drills and learn
how to formulate a safety plan that's right for each family.
Fire personnel will be discussing these and other fire-safety related
programs to area students. Firefighters will be doing presentations in
classrooms at Mendota Elementary, Somerset Elementary, Visitation
School, and some pre-schools in the area. To learn more about fire
prevention, go to
www.nfpa.org. Topping off the week-long activities will be
the always popular Fire Department Open House on Saturday, October 11th,
at the Fire Station, 2121 Dodd Road, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. All those
in attendance will be able to tour the fire station, have their blood
pressure checked, see all the fire trucks up close, meet the
firefighters, learn fire safety tips, learn why it is important to have
smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors and how to operate them,
practice putting out a fire with an extinguisher, and see safety
demonstrations by Health East Paramedics and the Mendota Heights Police
Department. The ever popular car fire demo is scheduled for 11:30am and
again at 1:30pm. Fire truck rides will be running all day long. Kids can
play in "Snuffers" dog house and use a real fire hose on a burning
house. Kids as well as parents can learn how to Stop, Drop, & Roll in
the smokehouse. Play fire prevention bingo for great prizes through-out
the day. The fire department will also show off their new Thermal
Imaging Cameras, rescue boat, all terrain vehicle, water rescue suits
and Automatic External Defibrillators. If you want to learn all there is
to know about home escape plans, this is the event for you.
Refreshments, escape ladders, and history items will be for sale. Door
prizes will be given away. Everyone is encouraged to attend. For more
information, call City Hall at 452-1850.
