Fire Safety House Thanks to a charitable donation from the Waukesha Women's Club, the City of Waukesha Fire Department now has a portable fire safety house trailer that can be transported from site-to-site to assist us in educating the public about fire safety. 
Targeted predominantly for children and their parents, the fire safety house provides an interactive environment in which firefighters can teach children about fire safety, how to prevent fires, and what to do if a fire ever occurs. The fire safety house contains three rooms, a living room, a kitchen, and a bedroom. A typical program consists of three different stations. In the living room, we talk about general fire safety and precautions. In the kitchen, our topic is kitchen fire safety and injury prevention. Upstairs, in the bedroom, we talk to children about exit drills and what to do if they are ever in bed when a smoke detector goes off. We will then introduce some simulated smoke (non-toxic) into the bedroom and allow children the opportunity to practice evacuating from a rear balcony. The fire safety house is used extensively by the City of Waukesha Fire Department throughout the year. The house is taken to every grade school within the Waukesha School District every school year. |
