Fire Prevention Week is October 9-15, 2011

"Protect Your Family From Fire" is the NFPA’s official theme for Fire Prevention Week this year. This year's campaign is designed to educate people about the importance of smoke alarms and encourages everyone to take the steps necessary to update and maintain their home smoke alarm protection.

Our Fire Prevention Open house is scheduled for Tuesday October 11th at 7:00 PM at our main station located at 5770 Route 202 next to Peddlers Village. During Fire Prevention Week, we will be visiting with local area schools and day care centers. We will post the schedule as soon as it is finalized.

• Fire Prevention Night - Every year, during National Fire Prevention Week the Midway Volunteer Fire Company hosts our Annual Fire Prevention Open House. Throughout the night you can see our trucks, try on gear, practice Dialing 911, meet our firefighters, and watch various demonstrations.
• Classroom, school, and day care visits - Throughout the year, the Midway Volunteer Fire Company visits the schools and day centers in our coverage area. These visits primarily occur during Fire Prevention week each October. However, we are more than glad to schedule visits at anytime throughout the year for groups of any size.
• Fire House Tours -We are often contacted by local organizations for both children and or adults, to provide tours of our fire stations. During these tours you get to see the fire trucks, all the tools on the truck, and try on a Firefighters gear as well as learn about the fire company and fire safety. To arrange for a tour send an e-mail to firepre@midwayvfc.com

Links to fire prevention and safety websites for kids:

U.S. Fire Administration for Kids

Sparky the Fire Dog

Play Safe! Be Safe!

Smokey the Bear

Survive Alive

Sesame Street

National Fire Protection Association

Links to fire prevention and saftey information for adults:

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) website has information on a wide range of fire safety topics. You can visit their website www.nfpa.org to browse for the information you need or clinks on one of the links below for information on specific topics

Appliances

Campus and Dorm Fires

Candles

Carbon Monoxide

Christmas Tree Fires

Cooking

Electrical Safety

Escape Planning

Fire Extinguishers

Fire Safety for Older Adults

Fire Safety in Other Types of Buildings

Fireworks

Gas, Propane and other Fuels

Grilling Fire Safety

Halloween Safety

Heating

Home Fire Sprinklers

Lightning

Nursing Homes

People with Disabilities

Smoke Alarms

Smoking Related Fires

Vehicle Fires

Winter/ Holiday Fire Safety

Bucks County Community Warning System:

Sign up for the Buck’s County’s Community Warning System Bucks County uses the Roam Secure Alert Network to immediately contact you during a major crisis or emergency. The Roam Secure Alert Network delivers important emergency alerts, notifications and updates to you on all your devices: email account (work, home, other)

cell phone (via SMS)
pager smartphone/PDA (BlackBerry, Treo & and other handhelds)

When an incident or emergency occurs, authorized senders will instantly notify you using the Roam Secure Alert Network. The Roam Secure Alert Network is your personal connection to real-time updates, instructions on where to go, what to do, or what not to do, who to contact and other important information.