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The West Perth Fire Department enjoys going out into our community and educating our citizens on fire safety. Most of the fire-related deaths Ontario have occurred even when the fire department’s response time was under 5 minutes. This is why it is so important that you know how to prevent fires and know what to do in case one happens. Statistically speaking, it may be too late to avoid having fire-related casualities by the time the fire department arrives. The West Perth Fire Department battles these statistics by providing the following programs to our citizens:
| Every year the West Perth Fire Department visits all of our elementary schools during Fire Prevention Week and talks to the grade 1 and 2 classes on fire safety. At the end of the presentation Sparky the fire dog comes into the class and leads the children outside for a fire truck tour. |
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| The West Perth Fire Department provides its citizens with TAPP-C (The Arson Prevention Program for Children). TAPP-C is a program that brings together fire service and counseling professionals to help families deal effectively with children and teens involved in fire-play. The fire service professionals educate children and their families about fire and how to develop good fire safety practices. Counseling professionals assess the risk of continued fire involvement and help children and their families deal with problems that may contribute to the fire setting. TAPP-C is free-of-charge and is available to children from 2 to 17 years of age. |
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| Statistics show that adults over age 65 are at the highest risk of being killed or injured in a fire. To educate seniors on dangerous risk behaviors, the West Perth Fire Department uses the Ontario Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council’s program called “Older and Wiser”. We visit senior groups on a request basis. |
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| The Office of the Fire Marshal in co-operation with representative stakeholders and the Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council have developed this program in response to the recommendations from the Coroner’s Inquest into the 8 deaths resulting from a fire that occurred in a Mississauga Residential Care Facility. The Coroner’s Jury recommended that a standard fire safety training program and guideline be developed for all staff who work in Residential Care Facilities. The West Perth Fire Department provides this training to Residential Care Facilities. |
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| The West Perth Fire Department receives many requests for station tours from various organizations (i.e. school groups, church groups, etc). We thoroughly enjoy showing the stations, trucks and equipment to our citizens. We always include a public education component to our tours. We strongly believe that no person should leave our premises without having gained some fire safety knowledge! The West Perth Fire Department conducts station tours on a request basis. |
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| The West Perth Fire Department receives many requests for various presentations (i.e. kitchen safety, home escape planning, fire prevention, etc) from many different organizations (i.e. Scouts Canada, Girl Guides of Canada, Youth Association, etc). If we do not have the type of presentation that you are looking for, we will custom tailor a presentation based upon the learning outcomes that you are looking for. |
If you would like to book a presentation, please call 519-348-9031.
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