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Twinsburg Fire Department Local 3630 All You can Eat Pancake Breakfast Sunday, May 16, 2010 Fire Station #1 (10069 Ravenna Rd.) We would like to thank everyone that attended our Breakfast. We were able to serve 493 adults and 3 youth. Because of your generous support for this event we were able to raise $2334 for or charities. Thank you ! Proceeds to benefit: Relay for Life and United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation |
Public Service Announcements
Twinsburg Fire Department is pleased to announce the inception of a new program on Fire and Fall Prevention for the Senior Citizens of our community. This program is being funded by a Federal Grant. This program, as all programs offered by the Twinsburg Fire Department, will be provided free of charge.
Presented materials will educate the attendees of the possible trip and fall hazards found in their homes along with some fire safety tips.
Each year, one out of every three people over the age of 65 falls. These falls are a serious public health problem because they can limit these valuable members of our community's ability to lead an active, independent life.
The risk of falling increases with age. Older adults who fall once are two or three times as likely to fall again within a year. 95% of hip fractures are caused by falls.
Our goal is to decrease the overall incidence of falls in adults over the age of 65 by providing the proper education.
Autumn Safety Tips
Chimneys & Furnace
Chimney maintenance is vital to your family's safety
Have your chimney inspected and cleaned on a regular basis
When possible, burn seasoned woods (dryness of the wood is more important than hard wood versus soft wood)
Smaller, hotter fires will burn more completely and produce less smoke than larger fires.
Do not bur cardboard boxes or trash, as they can spark a chimney fire.
Install stovepipe thermometers, which help monitor flue temperatures where wood stoves are in use, then adjust burning practices as needed.
Click on Taz to see how fast a Christmas Tree will catch on fire.
Four area Fire Departments receive National Award
Four Fire Departments in the Greater Cleveland area recently received the Life Safety Achievement Award, which is given by the Residential Fire Safety Institute (formerly Operation Life Safety). The Bedford, Macedonia, South Euclid and Twinsburg Fire Departments were recognized for having outstanding fire safety statistics during the year and for their proactive measures in improving their community's fire life safety records in the future. Each of the four departments achieved zero structural fire deaths. Congratulations to the departments involved.
The above article was in the Winter 2002 edition of the "Siren" Newsletter.
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