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IF YOU NEED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, POLICE OR E.M.S. DIAL 911
"WEEKLY FIRE SAFETY TIP"
Water Safety
Drowning remains the second leading cause of death or injury to children between 1 and 14, claiming more than 900 lives each year.
- Installation of four-sided fencing and self latching gates could prevent 50-90 percent of residential pool drownings . This is also an ordinance in the City of O'Fallon , please contact city hall at 624-4500 ext. 1215 for more information .
- Children should be enrolled in swimming lessons with certified instructors by the age of eight .
- Drowning can happen in as little as one inch of water and a child can suffer irreversible brain damage in as little as little as 4-6 minutes without oxygen .
- Never leave a young child unsupervised in or around water, even for a moment .
- Parents and caregivers should learn and know infant and child CPR .
For more information feel free to contact the O’Fallon Fire Department or visit ready.gov on the web
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The O’Fallon Fire Department strives to stay on the cutting edge of technology to better serve our community and make firefighting tasks easier. These pictures are some of the equipment the fire department utilizes to protect our community. We encourage our residents to stop by any of our engine houses and see first hand, the impressive array of equipment and tools that each truck carries. |
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Serving the Community with Oxygen for over 50 Years
Supported by funds raised from the department's annual golf tournament, the O'Fallon Fire Department has provided free medical oxygen to all residents that reside in our fire district since 1950. Please call 624-4520 if you have any questions or require this service.
CHILD SAFETY
The O’Fallon Fire Department is proud to offer free child safety seat checks to protect our community’s youngest members. A properly installed child safety seat or booster seat will greatly improve your child’s chance of surviving a crash and is now the law in Illinois. Since our program started in 2003, 90% of the seats that have been inspected by our technicians came to us installed incorrectly. Please contact the fire department at 624-4520 for more information, to schedule an appointment or find the dates to attend one of our safety seat check events held throughout the year. Please visit the following link to see if the seat you are currently using has been recalled
http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/recalls/recallsearch.cfm
Smoke Detectors and Pizza
Does your smoke detector work? If so your next pizza could be free. Every Tuesday night the on duty crew delivers a pizza from the O'Fallon Pizza Hut to a resident of the city or surrounding fire district. If the smoke detectors work, the pizza is free. If the detector does not work, we replace the battery or install a new detector. We began this service based on the original idea of the Albany, New York Fire Department.
Join the Team
Are you between the ages of 14-21? Do you have what it takes to be a fire explorer? If so, the O'Fallon Fire Department has an opportunity for you. The department is sponsoring an explorer program in conjunction with the local boy scouts. This program is designed to introduce young people to the fire service. The explorers receive hands-on training, and assist the fire department in a support role. Many explorers move on to a career or volunteer position in the fire service.
Contacts:
Email the Chief - station@ofallonfire.com or bsaunders@ofallon.org
Updates to the site - bbailey@ofallonfire.com or bbailey@ofallon.org |
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