Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Youth have an opportunity to get their faces painted with artistic designs at the North County Fire Open House on October 10.
Jaime Leann Beebe has an opportunity to sit in a medical transport helicopter at a previous event.
FALLBROOK - North County Fire Protection District has announced it will host it's annual Open House event for the public on Sat., Oct. 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Station 1, located at 315 E. Ivy St., Fallbrook.
Leading up to that, North County firefighters will visit local schools to educate youth during Fire Prevention Week October 5 through 9.
At the Open House event, visitors will be able to see fire trucks and helicopters on display, wildfire protection and construction enhancement vendors’ displays.
Fallbrook Healthcare District will be collaborating to help provide flu shots provided by San Diego County Public Health Services. Blood pressure readings will be provided by the School of Nursing at California State University, San Marcos.
Children will enjoy being able to participate and interact with many different programs such as a 'Stop, Drop and Roll' activity and the Burn Institute's safety awareness programs.
The key message of this year's Fire Prevention Week campaign is to remind residents to install smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each separate sleeping area, and on every level of the home, including the basement. This is because roughly half of home fire deaths result from fires reported between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., when most people are asleep. Smoke alarms save lives. If there is a fire in a home, smoke spreads fast and smoke alarms give occupants a chance to get out. Statistics show that having a working smoke alarm cuts the chances of dying in a reported fire in half.
Fire Prevention Week was established to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire of October, 1871. This tragic fire killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,400 structures and burned more than 2,000 acres.
In 1920, President Woodrow Wilson issued the first National Fire Prevention Day proclamation, and since 1922, Fire Prevention Week has been observed on the Sunday through Saturday period in which October 9 falls.
Close to home: The Rice Fire occurred in the early hours of Monday October 22, 2007 near Rice Canyon, Clearwater Rd. and burned 9,472 acres, destroyed 206 residential structures, two commercial properties, and 40 outbuildings. There were five injuries.
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