Fire Education

Ontario Fire and Rescue Department firefighter's educate our local children in fire safety through out the year. They give station tours to local programs, headstarts, preschools and area children. Our Department also goes to area school's and gives a Fire Prevention class to the 1st and 2nd grade classes.

Station Tours:

Children who come to the Fire station will get to meet the firefighter's who are on shift. The firefighter's will talk about fire safety and give them a tour of the station. Children will get to see the vehicles they drive and equipment they use to help assist in putting out fires. Children get to see how the firefighter's live while they are at the station.

Grade School Classes:

In the Fall the Fire Department gives a Fire Prevention class to the 1st grade classes. They talk about what type of things the kids will see and find that may start a fire. How not to touch these items and to tell an adult. They have the kids demonstrate how to Stop, Drop, and Roll. They show the kids a smoke detector and demonstrate how it works and how it protects them and their family. Firefighter's talk about how important it is to have an escape plan and ask if they know where there meeting place is and where a good meeting place should be. The Schools we educate are:

Four Rivers School

Alameda School

May Roberts School

St. Peters School

Treasure Valley Christian School

Cairo School

Aiken School

In the Fall of 2010 we educated 200 1st graders and they all received their Junior Firefighter badges.

To schedule a Station Tour or to be put on our mailing list for Fire Prevention Classes Please call our office at 541-881-3275.