Fire Safety Week

The Saint Paul Fire Department will host educational and fun-filled open houses at three of its fire stations on Saturday, October 13 from noon until 3p as part of our Fire Prevention Week program. The open houses will include tours of the fire station and fire trucks, meet the real firefighters and paramedics that serve you and sign up for our popular Project Safe Haven.  There will be live-fire demonstrations of kitchen fire safety (weather permitting) and how to prevent the leading cause of building fires in Minnesota.  You’ll really feel the heat!

Project Safe Haven is a voluntary self-inspection of your home that includes a visit from your nearby fire station to go over your inspection and provide you with FREE smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms, and stovetop fire extinguishers.  We’ve visited over 600 homes so far.

WHAT:            Fire Station Open Houses for National Fire Prevention Week

WHERE:            -   Station #1, 1000 W. 7^th St.  (cooking safety demonstration at 12:30)

-   Station #4, 505 Payne Ave.  (cooking safety demonstration at 1:30)

                        -   Station #22, 225 Front Ave.  (cooking safety demonstration at 2:30)

WHEN:            12:00 noon until 3:00p

WHY:                        National Fire Prevention Week theme:  “Have 2 Ways Out”

This year’s Fire Prevention Week theme of “Have 2 Ways Out” points out the need to have at least two ways out of each room in case of a fire, especially rooms used for sleeping.  One way out is the door; the other way out can be a window, if it’s large enough and you can open it.  In the past three years, seven people have been able to escape or be rescued by the fire department from fires in their Saint Paul homes or apartments.  These seven people would all have died if not for having 2 ways out.  The most important thing to do when there’s a fire is to get out of the building and then call 9-1-1.

Come and join the proud members of the Saint Paul Fire Department during National Fire Week.