Inspections/Prevention

The Portage Fire Department will be hosting its annual Fire Station Open House
Saturday October 1, 2011
from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
 at Station 1, 3401 Swanson Rd.

 

Please join Portage Fire Department in celebrating Fire Prevention Week. This is a great time for kids to see the fire service up close.

 

The scheduled activities include: Access to the fire fighters, fire engines, ambulance, and equipment. Rescue Divers swimming in a tank, EDITH house instructions (demo of escaping a home during a fire), dressing in fire bunker gear, Bosko the Arson dog, operating a fire hose. Hot dogs and drinks will also be served while they last.  

 

If anyone has questions, please contact the Portage Fire Department administration at 762-7404.
 
 
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The Portage Fire Department's Fire Education and Prevention Division provides educational services and safety programs for community, business, school and professional organizations, including:
  • Age Appropriate/Topical Fire Safety
  • Presentations and Workshops
  • CPR/First Aid Courses  
  • "Safe Citizens" Prevention Trailer
  • Juvenile Fire-Setter Counseling

Times . . . they are a changing!

In times past, fire fighting personnel did one thing, they put fires out. At vehicle accidents they used slow and sometimes dangerous tools, oftentimes injuring themselves and their patients.

Today is the era of a different fire fighter. He is confronted not only with fires that burn hotter and faster than in the past, but also with hazardous materials, health and safety, emergency medical care and specialized rescues (water, confined spaces, trenches, etc.)

Today's fire fighter no longer puts himself and/or patients at risk at vehicular accidents either. He must know how to remove the car from the injured person without doing any further harm.

Today's fire fighter know that when the tone sounds, someone's life will change forever.

Fire departments all over the country have shifted their efforts from extinguishing fires to preventing them before they start. The Portage Fire Department's Fire Education and Prevention Division works hard to ensure that buildings are built and maintained in a safe condition with adequate exits and water supplies.

The Fire Education and Prevention Division is looking forward to adding additional manpower for inspections and prevention of fires. We know that the more the city grows, the more important prevention becomes.

Lives are changed when the tone goes off. A citizen or a fire fighter may not go home in the morning. That is why, when we say, "I hope it's a slow day," we are not being lazy, just compassionate to someone's loss.

Remember, prevention saves lives.