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Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department
4100 Chain Bridge Rd, Fairfax, Virginia 22030
Phone: 703-246-3801, TTY: 711 and Fax:703-385-1687
Duty PIO (Weekends/After-hours): 703-280-0694
Media Information Line: 703-324-3000
Email: fire-rescue.Pa-LSE@fairfaxcounty.gov
Website: www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fire
10/1/2008
Who: |
Regional Council of Governments Fire Chiefs |
What: |
2008 Fire Prevention Week Kick-Off |
When: |
Tuesday, October 7, 2008, 10 a.m. |
Where: |
North Point Fire and Rescue Station 39
1117 Reston Avenue, Herndon, Virginia |
Chief Ronald Mastin, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, Chief James Schwartz, Arlington County Fire Department, and Chair, Council of Governments Fire Chiefs Committee, and other regional fire chiefs will kick-off Fire Prevention Week at 10 a.m., Tuesday, October 7, 2008, at North Point Fire and Rescue Station 39, 1117 Reston Avenue, Herndon, Virginia. Firefighters will provide an interactive demonstration involving local elementary school students. The children will create a home escape plan, demonstrate what to do when a smoke alarm sounds, and how to call 911.
The theme for Fire Prevention Week is “Prevent Home Fires.” In an effort to battle home fires before they start, regional chief officers will speak about fire safety, including preventing fires and fire injuries, especially in the home.
Fire Prevention Week was established to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire, the tragic 1871 conflagration that killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,400 structures, and burned more than 2,000 acres.
To learn more about fire prevention go to www.firepreventionweek.org.
For more information, call Daniel L. Schmidt or Lieutenant Raúl G. Castillo, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, 703-246-3801 and TTY 711. Fairfax County is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in all county programs, services and activities. Reasonable accommodations will be provided upon request. |
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