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Public Education and Safety Information
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One of the most important facets of the Fire Service is to reduce the number fatalities and injuries related to the inappropriate use of fire. Fire Safety is a life long education beginning with toddlers and extending to Seniors. Each stage of our lives brings different facets of fire safety from not playing with matches and lighters to recognizing fire dangers, planning a family fire evacuation plan, college and dorm room safety, seasonal event safety and many more.
Listed below are a few of the programs that involve education along with links to other website for more information and suggestions.
Risk Watch is a comprehensive curriculum designed to give children information and support they need to make positive choices about their personal safety and well being. The program targets fourth grade classrooms in many of the Nashua public and private schools.
You may ask ”why is it so important to teach kids about safety?” Each year, more school age children are disabled and die from unintentional injuries than from kidnapping, drugs, and disease combined. By teaching children how to recognize and avoid things that put them most at risk, we help them lead fuller and more productive lives.
Injuries are the #1 health risk for children under the age of 14. We can all reduce risk by learning to recognize dangers and taking simple steps to protect our families and ourselves.
Campus Fire Safety
Every year college and university students experience a growing number of fire-related emergencies. There are several causes for these fires, however most are due to a general lack of knowledge about fire safety and prevention.
Please read and follow the information listed on the US Fire Administration web site to help reduce and prevent the loss of life and property in dormitory and university housing fires.
Smoke Detectors
Required by state law and by Nashua code smoke detectors are required to be installed in every bedroom and at least on every level of your home. Just as important as having smoke detectors is the need to test them. If your home is equipped with batteries the Fire Marshals Office recommends that you replace the batteries and check the detectors when you change your clocks for Daylight savings time. Detectors should be tested at least once a month and occupants should be aware of the sound that it makes. Every family should also develop a Home Fire Escape Plan.
- Child Fire Intervention
It is the mission of Nashua Regional Juvenile Fire Intervention Program to reduce the incidence of fire and related casualties within partcipating communities by establishing a continuum of care in the greater Nashua region for youth who misuse fire and their families. Child Fire Intervention Program