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 OPERATION SAVE A LIFE
 Station 2 and WHTM 27 have teamed together to give away free smoke detectors to anyone that needs them. Stop in the station for yours!
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FIREHOUSE COOKBOOK
Are In they are $11.00 each. You can pick one up at any of our events including bingo.
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KNOX BOX INFORMATION
Campbelltown Volunteer Fire Company recently adopted a KNOX-BOX® System.
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REFLECTIVE ADDRESS SIGNS
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FIREMAN'S PRAYER
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Month |
FIRE |
QRS |
January |
22 |
39 |
February |
25 |
43 |
March |
27 |
45 |
April |
22 |
22 |
May |
12 |
31 |
June |
0 |
0 |
July |
0 |
0 |
August |
0 |
0 |
September |
0 |
0 |
October |
0 |
0 |
November |
0 |
0 |
December |
0 |
0 |
Total |
108 |
180 |
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The History of Fire Prevention Week
Have you every wondered how fire prevention week got started? The history of Fire Prevention Week has its roots in the Great Chicago Fire, which began on October 8 but continued into and did most damage on October 9, 1871. In just 27 hours, this tragic conflagration killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,400 structures and burned more than 2,000 acres. While the origin of the fire has never been determined, there has been much speculation over how it began.
According to popular legend, the fire broke out after a cow , belonging to Mrs. Catherine O'Leary – kicked over a lamp, setting first the barn, then the whole city on fire. Chances are you've heard some version of this story yourself.
Those who survived the Chicago fire never forgot what they'd been through; this blaze produced countless tales of bravery and heroism. But the fires also changed the way that firefighters and public officials thought about fire safety. On the 40th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire, the Fire Marshals' Association of North America (now known as the International Fire Marshal's Association), the oldest membership section of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), decided that the 40th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire should be observed not with festivities, but in a way that would keep the public informed about the importance of fire prevention.
In 1920, President Woodrow Wilson issued the first National Fire Prevention Day proclamation, and since 1922, National Fire Prevention Week has been observed on the Sunday-through-Saturday period in which October 9 falls. In addition, the President of the United States has signed a proclamation pronouncing a national observance during that week every year since 1925. NFPA has officially sponsored Fire Prevention Week since the observance was first established.
We urge you to visit your local fire house, speak with the volunteers.... Get to know them and the equipment they use to protect your families and your property.
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