When to use a fire extinguisher the fire is confined to a small area, such as a trashcan the fire is not growing everyone has exited the building the fire department has been called or is being called the room is not filled with smoke How...
Heating equipment is one of the leading causes of home fires during the winter months. Space heaters are the type of equipment most often involved in home heating equipment fires. All heaters need space. Keep anything that can burn at least 3 feet (1...
• Drawing a map of each level of the home, showing all doors and windows • Going to each room and pointing to the two ways out • Making sure someone will help children, older adults, and people with disabilities wake up and get out • Teaching children how to...
Smoke alarms detect and alert people to a fire in the early stages. Smoke alarms can mean the difference between life and death in a fire. Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a home fire in half. Install smoke alarms...
•Cooking is the leading cause of home fires and home fire injuries. • Thanksgiving is the leading day for fires involving cooking equipment. • The leading cause of fires in the kitchen is unattended cooking. • Stay in the kitchen when you are frying, boiling, grilling, or broiling...
MACOMB, IL - Emmet - Chalmers Firefighters are teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) — the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week for more than 90 years —to promote this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen!”...
MACOMB, IL -- Emmet - Chalmers Firefighters, along with firefighters across the country, will pay honor to the lives of 82 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2019 and 21 firefighters who died in previous years. On Sunday, October 4, at 9:00...
Michael Gregory White, age 28. US Army Veteran (Afghanistan) 4th Brigade Combat Team 82nd Airborne 1/508 PIR, Community Service Officer Niles Police Department, Member of Thin Blue Line LEMC Nation, Member of Emmet- Chalmers VFD, Schaumburg VFW Post # 2202, and a Cum Laude Graduate...
It is with deep regret that the Emmet – Chalmers Fire Protection District announces the passing of Firefighter Michael White on July 18, 2020. Firefighter White was riding with the Thin Blue Line Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club in Texas when a car crossed the center...