FIRE PREVENTION

The Fire Company has a long history of providing Fire Prevention education at the Bart-Colerain Elementary School.  The program started in approximately 1966.  Each year in October, a group of fire company members travel to the school.  The program starts with a school fire drill.  All the students evacuate the building and we arrive at the school with lights & sirens.  The school consists of AM & PM kindergarten and 2 classes grades 1st through 5th.  We divide the day up in 40 minute segments.  The first 20 minutes a group goes inside the building to the class and goes over basic fire prevention items.  The last 20 minutes of the class are spent outside looking at the engines and either going through the LCFA smoke trailer or looking at SkyCare Aero-medical helicopter.  We try and rotate different attractions each year.  Fire Prevention Week is the longest running public health and safety observance on record. It has been held since 1922 during the week in which Oct. 9 falls, in observance of the Great Chicago Fire and Peshtigo Fire, both of which occurred in 1871 killing more than 1,400 people.

Bart-Colerain Elementary School Annual Fire Prevention Day

10/19/2009 - Today 12 members headed out to Bart-Colerain Elementary School for our annual fire prevention day program. The school consists of AM & PM kindergarten and 2 classes each grades 1st through 5th.  The program starts with a school fire drill at 9:15 am.  All the students evacuate the building and the apparatus arrives at the school with lights and sirens. Crews enter the building with a hand line and perform a search of the building.  This year students from each classroom came outside to go through the LCFA (Lancaster County Fireman's Association) smoke trailer.  After the smoke trailer, the students were given a tour of Engine 5-1-1, Tanker 5-1-1, QRS 5-1 and the equipment that is carried on them.  The students were then able to try on our fire gear and SCBA.  Thanks to Fire Prevention Coordinator Dave Farmer and all the members who came out to help.  We had a great sunny day.

Students evacuate the building	Chief Woerth, daughter Kara, Jr. FF Woerth	Deputy Graybill & daughter Kaitlyn	students trying on turn out gear.	Fire Prev. coordinator Farmer doing a classroom presentation
Inside the smoke trailer.	LCFA smoke trailer.	LUNCHTIME !	members join in on a kickball game.	3rd grade touring the apparatus.

Bart-Colerain Elementary School Fire Prevention Day

10/20/2008 - Today 11 members headed out to Bart-Colerain Elementary School for our annual Fire Prevention day program. The school consists of AM & PM kindergarten and 2 classes each grades 1st through 5th.  The program starts with a school fire drill at 9:15 am.  All the students evacuate the building and the apparatus arrives at the school with lights and sirens. Crews enter the building with a hand line and perform a search of the building.  After the fire drill, the students went to the cafeteria for an all school assembly. New to this years program was Dennis L. Ober or better known as "OBIE the clown".  OBIE put on a 45 minute fire safety related program for the students.  After the assembly, the students headed outside by classes to look at the equipment carried on Engine 5-1-1, Tanker 5-1-1 and QRS 5-1.  The kids were able to practice stop, drop and roll, try on fire gear and SCBA.  Thanks to Fire Prevention Coordinator Dave Farmer and all the members who came out to help.  We had a great day.

Children in front of the school for the fire drill	Chief Woerth & Asst Chief Graybill with 3rd grade daughers Kara & Kaitlyn	Obie teaching students to stop, drop & roll.	Obie says "Get Out & Stay Out!"	Obie & Fire Prev Coordinator Dave Farmer
FF Klaassen helps Kaitlyn try on fire gear	Chief Woerth outfits daughter Kara	EMT Allison Fromm reviews QRS 5-1	FF Wright helps with turnout gear.	Asst Chief Graybill in a kickball game.

Amish & Home School Children Attend in Station Fire Prevention Program

4/21/2008 - Fire Prevention Coordinator Dave Farmer has been working hard to create a fire prevention program to include the local Amish schools and home school children.  Over the last year, Dave along with the help of the fire prevention committee came up with a plan that finally came together today.  Through generous local donors, we were able to provide the transportation bus fees to pickup the Amish children from 7 local schoolhouses and deliver them to the station.  The children attended 4 different program stations that included the following: Tour of the LCFA smoke trailer, Fire Apparatus reviews, Household/Farm Hazards and fire prevention games.  211 children and 20 adults went through the program.  Special thanks to FP Coordinator Dave Farmer and to all those who helped with making today's program a success.

EMT Deb Hoover reviews QRS 5-1	Captain Amos Fisher reviews Engine 5-1-1	Dennis Fromm going over the importance of smoke detectors.	Fire gear relay game.	FF Roy Petersheim in the smoke trailer
Children exit smoke trailer	Deptuy Chief George LeFevre opens the smoke trailer door.	FF Joel Glick going over milkhouse safety.	Children look & listen to lights & sirens on Tanker 5-1	F.P. Coordinator Dave Farmer doing a 1 foot dance?

Bart-Colerain Elementary School Fire Prevention Day

10/15/2007 - Crews headed out to Bart-Colerain Elementary School for the annual Fire Prevention day. The school consists of AM & PM kindergarten and 2 classes grades 1st through 5th.  The program starts with a school fire drill at 9:15 am.  All the students evacuate the building and we arrive at the school with lights and sirens. Crews enter the building with a hand line and perform a search of the building.   An all school assembly was held right after the fire drill in the morning. Firefigheter/EMT Dennis Fromm, Sue Fromm, Allison Fromm and others put on a fire safety puppet show program for the kids.  After the program, the kids headed out to go over Engine 5-1-1, Tanker 5-1 and QRS 5-1.  Kids were also able to practice stop, drop and roll, try on fire gear and see someone boarded and collared on the backboard.  Thanks to all members who helped out we had a great day.

 

4/30/2007 - Crews headed out to Bart-Colerain Elementary School for the annual Fire Prevention day since we missed it back in October.  The school consists of AM & PM kindergarten and 2 classes grades 1st through 5th.  The program starts with a school fire drill.  All the students evacuate the building and we arrive at the school with lights and sirens. Crews enter the building with a hand line and perform a search of the building.   Fire Prevention Coordinator Dave Farmer utilized the new Sparkys Hazard House tabletop simulator for this years program. After the program the kids headed out to go over Engine 5-1-1 and QRS 5-1. Thanks to all members who helped out we had a great day.

Engine 5-1-1 & QRS 5-1 in front of the school	Children evacuate the school	Crews check the school	Son Zack & Dad FF Shaub	Dad-Deputy Chief LeFevre, Son Eric, Mom-FF/EMT LeFevre
Son JC and Dad Chief Woerth	Daughter Kara & Dad Chief Woerth	Mom-FF/EMT Hoover, son Travis, Dad-QRS Coordinator Hoover	Daughter Kaitlyn & Dad Asst. Chief Graybill	Fire Prevention Coordinator Dave Farmer goes over new Hazard House
QRS Coordinator Mike Hoover goes over new Hazard House	Deputy Chief LeFevre shows 5th graders Engine 5-1-1	Asst Chief Graybill shows 3rd graders Engine 5-1-1	D/C LeFevre on the kickball field	FF Shaub preparing to tackle A/C Graybill

Bart Twp. Fire Co. Receives Grant for Fire Prevention

The Sparky's Hazard House by Modeltech has arrived. February 10th, 2006, the 4th Round of the Federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, Fire Prevention & Safety, administered by the US Department of Homeland Security, Office for Domestic Preparedness was announced today.  The Bart Twp Fire Co. received $9,625 for Fire Prevention & Safety. The department will be putting fourth 10% or $962.50 towards the grant.  The department will be purchasing a Sparkys Hazard House by Modeltech. The electronic type dollhouse provides home and farm safety scenarios. The house will be used at the annual Fire Prevention program at the Bart-Colerain Elementary School. The department is going to try and start a new Fire Prevention program this year for the local Amish schoolhouses incorporating the new Hazard House.  Click here to see a list of 2005 fire prevention winners

Fire Prevention at Meadow Ridge  Amish Schoolhouse

04/10/2006 13:00 - Several members made a trip with Engine 5-1-1 & QRS 5-1 to the Meadow Ridge Schoolhouse on Highland Road in Colerain Township. The group put on a small fire prevention program for the Amish children. Future school fire preventions will include the new Sparky's Hazard House.

Fire Prevention Day

Monday 10/24/2005 - Members made the trip to Bart-Colerain Elementary School for our annual fire prevention program.  The program starts with a school fire drill.  All the students evacuate the building and we arrive at the school with lights, sirens and enter the building with a hand line and perform a search of the building.  The school consists of AM & PM kindergarten and 2 classes grades 1st through 5th.  We divide the day up in 40 minute segments.  The first 20 minutes a group goes inside the building to the class and goes over basic fire prevention items.  The last 20 minutes of the class are spent outside looking at the Engines, Tanker & Squad and the various pieces of equipment each unit carries and go through the LCFA smoke trailer

Monday 10/11/2004 Fire Prevention Pictures

Entering the school	Firefighters Kids Eric (mom Jodi), JC John Curtis (dad Hen), Zack (dad Mike)
Going back in	Looking at the Engine
Exiting Smoke Trailer	Exiting Smoke Trailer
Classroom Presentation	Zack & Dad Mike