Dedicated to Ringwood Since 1946Copyright 2012 - Erskine Lakes Fire Company No 1 * 70 Mohawk Trail - Ringwood, NJ 07456 * All Rights Reserved* Web Design by Jonathan CastelineErskine Lakes Volunteer Fire Company No 1Fire PreventionFire Prevention Week was established to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire, the tragic 1871 conflagration that killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,400 structures and burned more than 2,000 acres. The fire began on October 8, but continued into and did most of its damage on October 9, 1871.According to popular legend, the fire broke out after a cow - belonging to Mrs. Catherine O'Leary - kicked over a lamp, setting first the barn, then the whole city on fire. Chances are you've heard some version of this story yourself; people have been blaming the Great Chicago Fire on the cow and Mrs. O'Leary, for more than 130 years. But recent research by Chicago historian Robert Cromie has helped to debunk this version of events.On the 40th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire, the Fire Marshals Association of North America (today known as the International Fire Marshals Association), decided that the anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire should henceforth be observed not with festivities, but in a way that would keep the public informed about the importance of fire prevention. The commemoration grew incrementally official over the years.In 1920, President Woodrow Wilson issued the first National Fire Prevention Day proclamation, and since 1922, Fire Prevention Week has been observed on the Sunday through Saturday period in which October 9 falls. According to the National Archives and Records Administration's Library Information Center, Fire Prevention Week is the longest running public health and safety observance on record. The President of the United States has signed a proclamation proclaiming a national observance during that week every year since 1925.Erskine Lakes Fire Company along with Skyline Lakes Fire Department, Stonetown Fire Company, and Ringwood Fire Prevention host the Ringwood Fire Prevention Expo. During Fire Prevention Week, all three departments go to every school in Ringwood to teach the years motto along with safety tips. Once completed, the departments prepare for the fire expo. The fire expo gives kids along with parents the opportunity to learn what fire fighters do in a fire situation and let them preform monitored tasks. Kids can learn to shoot a fire hose, use a fire extinguisher, search for victims in a simulated room, and learn to escape a smoke filled room. In 2010, the New Jersey State Police put on a demonstration and landed one of their helicopters to show students what they can do in an emergency. This year Fire Prevention Week is October 7 to 13. The fire prevention expo will be October 14, 2012 at Ryerson Middle School from 1PM until 4PM.Interested in having a Fire Prevention Program at your organization? Call 973-617-6699 to arrange a meeting now!
Dedicated to Ringwood Since 1946
Copyright 2012 - Erskine Lakes Fire Company No 1 * 70 Mohawk Trail - Ringwood, NJ 07456 * All Rights Reserved* Web Design by Jonathan Casteline
Erskine Lakes Volunteer Fire Company No 1
Fire Prevention
Fire Prevention Week was established to commemorate the Great
Chicago Fire, the tragic 1871 conflagration that killed more than 250
people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,400 structures
and burned more than 2,000 acres. The fire began on October 8, but
continued into and did most of its damage on October 9, 1871.
According to popular legend, the fire broke out after a cow - belonging to
Mrs. Catherine O'Leary - kicked over a lamp, setting first the barn, then
the whole city on fire. Chances are you've heard some version of this
story yourself; people have been blaming the Great Chicago Fire on the
cow and Mrs. O'Leary, for more than 130 years. But recent research by
Chicago historian Robert Cromie has helped to debunk this version of
events.
On the 40th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire, the Fire Marshals
Association of North America (today known as the International Fire
Marshals Association), decided that the anniversary of the Great Chicago
Fire should henceforth be observed not with festivities, but in a way that
would keep the public informed about the importance of fire prevention.
The commemoration grew incrementally official over the years.
In 1920, President Woodrow Wilson issued the first National Fire
Prevention Day proclamation, and since 1922, Fire Prevention Week has been observed on the Sunday through Saturday period in
which October 9 falls. According to the National Archives and Records Administration's Library Information Center, Fire Prevention
Week is the longest running public health and safety observance on record. The President of the United States has signed a
proclamation proclaiming a national observance during that week
every year since 1925.
Erskine Lakes Fire Company along with Skyline Lakes Fire
Department, Stonetown Fire Company, and Ringwood Fire Prevention
host the Ringwood Fire Prevention Expo. During Fire Prevention
Week, all three departments go to every school in Ringwood to teach
the years motto along with safety tips. Once completed, the
departments prepare for the fire expo. The fire expo gives kids along
with parents the opportunity to learn what fire fighters do in a fire
situation and let them preform monitored tasks. Kids can learn to
shoot a fire hose, use a fire extinguisher, search for victims in a
simulated room, and learn to escape a smoke filled room. In 2010, the
New Jersey State Police put on a demonstration and landed one of
their helicopters to show students what they can do in an emergency.
This year Fire Prevention Week is October 7 to 13. The fire
prevention expo will be October 14, 2012 at Ryerson Middle School
from 1PM until 4PM.
Interested in having a Fire Prevention Program at your organization? Call 973-617-6699 to arrange a meeting now!
