Fire Prevention – Public Education Program

The Public Education program provides a comprehensive program to educate the general public of fire safety issues, much of which is targeted for school aged children. Elements of the program include:

• Educational presentations on fire safety and prevention subjects to pre-school and elementary school aged children.
• Information demonstration booths and displays at community functions.
• Corporate health fairs and school district science events.
• Station tours and equipment displays.
• Participation in Student/Government Career days.
• Corporate fire extinguisher safety classes.

For more information, please contact our office at 408-586-3365.

The Public Education Unit of the Department has prepared information bulletins on a variety of subjects relating to fire safety, including:

Child Safety:

• Smoke Alarms and Sleeping Children
• Kids’ Fire Safety House
  

Inside The Home:

• Carbon Monoxide Detectors
• E.D.I.T.H. (Exit Drill In The Home)
• Electricity Guide
• Fire Extinguishers
• Fire Places
• Fire Safe Cigarettes (Taken from the November/December 2002 NFPA Journal)
• Home Security Bars
• Smoke Detectors
  • • Smoke Detector Maintenance – Chinese
    • Smoke Detector Maintenance – English
    • Smoke Detector Maintenance – Spanish
    • Smoke Detector Maintenance – Vietnamese

Outside of The Home:

• Fire Safety – Defensible Space Guideline
• How to Reduce Wildfire Risk
• Protecting Your Home From Wildland Fire
• Weed Abatement Letter from the Fire Chief to Milpitas Residents

Other:

• Safety Tips For Public Assembly areas: nightclubs, movie theaters, amusement parks and similar attractions.
• Staying Alive is a non-profit organization that promotes public safety education.
• “Stop static” and Refuel safely with every fill-up
• Your Mail & The Threat of Biological Materials

1. What should I know about anthrax?
2. What should I know about smallpox?
3. What should I do to be prepared?