Fire Safety by Grade Level (Pre-K – 6th grade)

Home Fire Safety

The Home Fire Safety program is designed for home owners. Subjects include:

• Exit Drills In The Home (EDITH)
• Smoke Alarms
• Kitchen Safety
• Electrical Safety
• Fire Extinguishers
• Home Fire Hazards
• Pool Safety
• Recreational and Cooking Fire Safety
• Wildfire Safety

This program can be offered to small or large groups. We can come to you or you can schedule a station visit and utilize one of our training rooms for the presentation (training rooms are limited to 20 visitors).

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Recreational and Cooking Fires

Learn more about the rules and regulations regarding recreational and open flame cooking fires on our Fire Marshal’s webpage.

Workplace Fire Safety

The Workplace Fire Safety program is designed for staff members. Subjects include:

• Hands on fire extinguisher training
• Emergency exit drills and procedures
• Electrical hazards
• Hazard recognition
• Understanding Fire Alarm/Fire Sprinkler Systems

This program can be offered to small or large groups. We typically come to your facility to deliver the program. IF you want the hands on fire extinguisher training you will need to provide the extinguishers to be used and have a safe location outside to do the training. Live fire training will not be done if there is a burn ban in effect.

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Fire Safety for Senior Citizens

The Fire Safety for Senior Citizens program is designed to address the specific needs of our senior citizen community. Subjects include:

• Hands on fire extinguisher training
• Emergency exit drills and procedures
• Electrical hazards
• Hazard recognition
• Slip and Trip Safety
• Space heater safety
• Smoke alarms

This program can be offered to small or large groups. We typically come to your facility to deliver the program. IF you want the hands on fire extinguisher training you will need to provide the extinguishers to be used and have a safe location outside to do the training. Live fire training will not be done if there is a burn ban in effect.

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Fire Safety for Property Management

This program is designed to proactively engage with commercial property owners, managers and maintenance staff as it relates to fire and life safety. Subjects include:

• Understanding Fire Alarm and Fire Sprinkler Systems
• Identification of hazards
• Owner/Tenant Responsibilities
• Fire Extinguisher Training
• “Make Ready” procedures for new tenants
• Routine Safety Inspections

This program can be offered to small or large groups. Classes will be offered multiple times a year and we encourage property managers to send new staff members as well as existing staff to at least one class per year to ensure they are up to date on any changes in fire codes or city ordinances.

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Citizen Fire Academy

The Citizen Fire Academy is a 7-week program designed to open the lines of communication between the Bryan Fire Department and the community. The course provides a comprehensive overview of how the department operates and the types of services it offers. There will be hands-on activities as well as a live fire burn at the end of the program. In addition, the alumni of this program are invited and encouraged to continue to assist the Bryan Fire Department.

DWI Awareness

Driving while intoxicated destroys the lives of thousands of individuals every year. The Bryan Fire Department acknowledges this problem and has become a leader in the fight against drunk driving.

Through the development and implementation of education programs and the collection and distribution of various materials, BFD hopes to reduce the number of drinking related accidents and fatalities in the Brazos Valley. One program is “Every 15 minutes”.

Every 15 Minutes

“Every 15 Minutes” is a two-day DWI awareness education program that targets high school juniors and seniors. The program challenges young adults to think about drinking, personal safety and the responsibility of making mature decisions when lives are involved. The program’s name is derived from the fact that every fifteen minutes someone in the United States dies in an alcohol-related traffic collision.

On the first day of the program, a fire fighter dressed as the grim reaper enters various classrooms and removes pre-selected students one at a time. This continues every 15 minutes until all the students have been removed. Obituaries written by the student’s parents and containing photographs of the students are read aloud as the students are removed and placed in the classroom where they stay for the remainder of the school year.

The students who were removed from the classrooms are made up to resemble a “living dead” victim and are then returned to class. No interaction is allowed to take place between these students and anybody else for the rest of the day. Simultaneously, the parents of the removed children receive mock death notifications from police officers at their homes or places of employment. Though parents have already given their permission for their children to participate in the program, the affects of being notified by a real police officer in person are often emotionally devastating.

At lunchtime, a staged drunk driving traffic collision is held on campus. A series of emergency personnel appear on the scene: fire fighters, paramedics, police officers, the justice of the peace and individuals from the coroner’s office.

At the end of the school day, the “living dead” students are taken to a local establishment for overnight lodging in order to effectively simulate to family and friends that the student is “gone”. The students eat pizza and play games while interacting with guest speakers, various members of the community and fire and police personnel. Students are then asked to write letters to their parents detailing their thoughts and feelings about the program.

The next day a school assembly is held where speeches are made by local emergency response teams, law enforcement, school staff, students and parents. Various presentations are also made at this time. Students are reminded that alcohol does not just hurt those who drink it; too often the innocent are the victims.

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