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<br />Safety EducatiQn <br /> <br />Again, this year our volunteer firefighters contributed their efforts towards the fire <br />prevention activities. The department as a whole feels this program was a success for <br />1996. <br /> <br />The members visited each of four elementary schools in the fire district with a fire and <br />safety program for all students in kindergarten through the third grade. The subjects <br />were basically the same as last year with a few new twists to make the program more <br />interesting. The subjects covered were: <br /> <br />. -Smoke detector placement and testing. <br />-Safety with matches and lighters. <br />-Stop, drop, and roll exercise. <br />-Checking doors before exiting and crawling under smoke. <br />-Proper use of electrical cords. <br />- Visible addresses on homes. <br />-Kitchen safety. <br />-Utility room cleanliness and safety. <br />-Dialing 911 in an emergency situation. <br />-Stranger danger. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />The dialing 911 and stranger danger sections are presented by the police staff during <br />our school visits. These school visits allow us to present our program to over 2,500 <br />students in the four schools. A special thanks needs to be given to the teachers and <br />principals of these schools for the cooperation. <br /> <br />We also participated in the National Night Out event this year. Some members and a <br />fire vehicle made an appearance at each of the crime watch group get-togethers. We <br />also provided other programs for these Crime Watch groups per their requests. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Many special programs were conducted for other groups. These programs range from <br />station tours for Cub Scouts to CPR classes for the employees of companies in our <br />community. <br /> <br />The smok~~'6r:~~~1~~~tr~~;~~i~'=n ongoing program for us. We actually carry them on <br />our vehicles so that we can issue them when we notice a problem. . \ <br />.~'-, K <br />';0F \ CV <br />As in the past, we continue to be involved in the Anoka County Juvenile Task Force. '()~,'I~U\ <br />This is a program which conducts classes to try to stop fire setting patterns with '\Y' l/ ..J~\ <br />juveniles. v' }\~\r <br />.,\ i{Z, \.:" <br />\ C'<,~'J \\1, c <br />The third annual Safety Camp was held this year on August 1, 1996. We had ninety <br />five (95) children participate in this program. These children have completed the third <br />grade and will be moving up to the fourth grade level. We select this age group due to <br />the fact it is about the earliest they are able to grasp all the information given to them. <br />This program is a cooperative effort of Circle Pines ILexington Police Department, Lino <br />Lakes Police Department, Lino Lakes Park and Recreation, Lexington Fire Department, <br />