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Child Car Seat Law
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here to read about child seat laws and have your questions answered.
CPR Training
Crook County Fire & Rescue offers CPR classes
each month. Typically, they are the second Saturday of the month.
Classes alternate each month between Heart Saver First Aid with
AED and Healthcare Provider CPR. If your business or group has five
or more people interested, we will have a CPR instructor make contact
to schedule a separate class dependent upon set schedules for the
group and instructor.
To sign up for a CPR class, stop by CCF&R’s
Main Station at 500 NE Belknap Street in Prineville for a brochure.
Each class is scheduled as an 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. completion
course. Completion of the course comes with American Heart Association’s
two year certification card and text book.
For people simply seeking knowledge about CPR where
the certification card is not a job requirement, the American Heart
Association offers Family & Friends CPR Anytime. This is a personal
learning program that is self instructed. Once receiving the kit,
instruction takes approximately 30 minutes. People interested should
contact Cheryl Woodruff, program manager at 1-845-264-5687. Or,
Cheryl.woodruff@cpranytime.org.
Turkey Fryer Safety
Please make sure your turkey fryer use is safe.
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here to make sure you, your family and home are safe from your
turkey fryer practices.
Smoke Alarms Save Lives!
Most fire deaths are caused by smoke, not flames!
And most fire deaths and injuries occur at night while victims are
asleep. The earlier you are alerted to a fire, the more likely it
is that you will get out in time. Smoke alarms won't prevent fires,
but they will increase your chances of getting out and calling the
fire department.
Working smoke alarms more than double your chances
of surviving a fire!
Smoke alarms sense the presence of products of
combustion (like smoke) and this activates an audible alarm. Either
batteries or household current can power smoke alarms. There are
many models of smoke alarms available for the hearing impaired.
Look for smoke alarms with these features:
Loud alarm
Hush feature
Ten-year battery
Malfunction signal
UL listing.
All ionization alarms sold in Oregon must have a hush feature and
if solely battery-powered, a ten-year battery.
Installation & Maintenance
First, make sure you have smoke alarms on every level of your home
and outside each sleeping area.
The presence of a smoke alarm alone does not guarantee fire safety;
it must work. Test your smoke alarms monthly.
Vacuum your alarms monthly to remove dust and cobwebs.
Replace old alarms. Smoke alarms ten years old or older need to
be replaced.
Fire Drills
Fires can happen anywhere. A fire in a large building creates
an enormous risk to everyone. Other reasons for evacuating buildings
include natural gas leaks, earthquakes, hazardous material spills
and storms. Knowing what to do is the key to surviving a fire emergency.
Conducting regular fire drills will give you the knowledge and confidence
to escape a fire safely. There are two steps for a good evacuation
program - planning and practice!
Planning
Planning gives you the information you need ahead of time to evacuate
safely.
In the workplace, employees and supervisors should plan together
for exiting their worksite.
At school, involve all school staff including teachers, administrative
and office workers, and the maintenance and food service staff.
Working together, design an evacuation plan to meet the specific
needs of your building and your occupants.
Make the plan clear and concise.
Review the plan and walk through the exit procedure to make sure
that everyone knows what to do.
Each building, whether it be a school, workplace or multi-family
living unit, should have a posted exit diagram (plan) and everyone
should be familiar with it.
Be sure that smoke detectors are installed and maintained.
Know the sound of the fire alarm. Everyone should recognize and
respond to the sound of the smoke alarm or other fire alarm immediately.
Immediate response is vital for a quick, orderly evacuation.
Everyone should exit in an orderly manner to prevent confusion and
minimize panic or injury. No one should push their way out an exit.
Single file lines are best in controlling traffic to the exits.
Consider special needs people. When developing your escape plan,
remember that younger, older, or disabled people may need special
assistance. Anyone with special needs should be located as close
to an exit as possible. Train others to give special assistance
with evacuation.
Be sure to know two ways out.
There should be two ways out of every area of the home, school,
or workplace. If the primary exit is blocked by smoke or fire, use
your second exit. Point out all emergency exits as you walk through
the emergency procedure.
Always use the stairways to exit multi-story buildings. Do not use
an elevator. An elevator may stop between floors, or go to the fire
floor and stop with the doors open.
If a room or corridor is filled with smoke, crawl low on your hands
and knees to exit. The cleaner air is closer to the ground.
Plan your meeting place. A designated meeting place outside the
building is a vital part of an evacuation plan. Count heads. Be
aware of who is there (hopefully everybody will be accounted for)
and who is not there. When the fire department arrives, you can
report if there is anyone missing.
Know what to do if you can't escape. You'll need to plan your actions
in case immediate escape is impossible. If possible, for example,
stay in a room with an outside window and always close doors between
you and the fire. Think about what you could use - sheets, towels,
curtains, or even large pieces of clothing - to stuff around cracks
near the door and wave as a signal to rescuers.
Know how to open the window to ventilate smoke, but be prepared
to close the window immediately if an open window makes the room
smokier.
If there is a phone, call the fire department with your location,
even if firefighters are already on the scene.
Remember, stay low in smoke until you're rescued.
Practice
After planning, practice to make sure that everyone knows what to
do.
Have fire drills. Practice your fire escape periodically throughout
the year. Remember, the element of surprise simulates a real fire
and adds essential realism to your fire drill program.
Appoint someone to monitor the drill. This person will sound the
alarm and make the drill realistic by requiring participants to
use their second way out or to crawl low. This could be done by
having someone hold up a sign reading "smoke" or "exit
blocked by fire." The monitor also will measure how long complete
evacuation takes.
Coordinate arrangements for fire drills in apartments or other multi-family
homes, in schools or in workplaces with the local fire department.
After the evacuation, take a head count at the designated meeting
place(s) to account for everyone's participation and safe evacuation.
When everyone is back inside the building after the drill, gather
everyone together to discuss any questions or problems that occurred
during the drill. Redesign the drill procedures as needed. Make
the next fire drill even more effective.
Remember, once you are outside, stay outside.
Don't go back in until the proper authorities say it is okay!
Do you know an elderly or disadvantaged person or even a family
who needs a smoke detector?
Let us know and we will provide and install a smoke detector for
them. Call 447-5011
Fire Station Visits
Come by and visit your neighborhood fire station! You can meet
your community firefighters, who are proud to serve you. You can
see the equipment up close and gain an insight into the life of
a firefighter. Please call ahead at 541 447-5011 to schedule a tour
for your school group or organization Blood Pressure Checks
Having your blood pressure checked regularly is
a great way to keep track of your health. Stop by one of our fire
stations and one of our firefighter/paramedics or EMTs will gladly
take your blood pressure. This is a part of our commitment to the
community.
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