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Fire Prevention Open House 2001

The Springfield Fire Company Fire Prevention Open House 2001 was a huge success.  The annual event was held on Friday evening, October 12th, to coincide with National Fire Prevention Week.  The Open House allows the Members of Springfield Fire Company to get the message out about fire safety and prevention and to display the station and apparatus to the residents of the community.

Children were given the opportunity to practice Stop, Drop and Roll, and when completed successfully were given the chance to win a toy fire truck.  Bridget Clawson and Mary Ellen Kane were very happy to attend this year because they were two of the three winners of a battery operated Fire Truck.  They are pictured here with their prizes and their proud moms.

Fire Prevention Literature was distributed throughout the evening and videos were also being shown on Home Fire Safety and Fire Prevention Topics.  Refreshments were provided, which is always a favorite among the kids as well as the adults.

One of the big hits this year was the Live Vehicle Rescue Demonstration.  Springfield Firefighters performed different vehicle extrication techniques using the rescue equipment on Rescue 44.  Residents were able to see the "Jaws of Life" and other hydraulic tools and rescue equipment in operation.  Firefighters were able to demonstrate how they use these tools to remove people trapped inside an automobile after a serious accident.

Patches and Pumper also made an appearance.  The kids love seeing both of them every year at the Open House.  They usually steal the show, but the members of Springfield Fire Company don't mind because they are helping get the word out about fire prevention and fire safety.

The Home Fire Safety Demonstration conducted by Keith Thomas was another big hit. Who knows how many fires have been prevented because of the valuable lessons learned in his demonstration year after year.  Showing how fires start and how unsafe practices in the home and at work can lead to fires, gives everyone in attendance the opportunity to experience these sometimes tragic acts without any harm to themselves or their property.

Springfield Ambulance Corps. also particiapted in the Open House.  Springfield Ambulance Corps. Members displayed Ambulance 44-7 and were offering free blood pressure readings for anyone in attendance.

One display at the Open House this year was unusual but very significant given the current events around our country and world.  The Delaware County Memorial Hospital Decontamination Unit had set-up some of the equipment they have available for Hazardous Materials Incidents.  Residents were able to ask questions about the equipment and about the current events dealing with hazardous materials in our country and being covered by the news media on a daily basis.

The Springfield Fire Company also invited fire apparatus and equipment from surrounding communities to show the different types of equipment that are protecting people in Delaware County.  Quint 3 from Clifton Heights Fire Company, Snorkel 53 from Broomall Fire Company, Concordville Fire and Protective Association provided Tanker 59, Media Fire Company displayed Squirt 23, Swarthmore Fire Company provided Ladder 14 and Colwyn Fire Company provided Squirt 10.

The Springfield Fire Company would like to thank all residents that attended the Fire Prevention Open House 2001 and for making it another huge success.  Fire Prevention is a year long practice, Have a Fire Safe Year.