The Prospect Park Fire Co. has a limited amount of smoke detectors to give away to the residents of the boro. You can contact the department by phone by calling 610-522-1830, by E-mail contact@station08.com, or by stopping by the station on thursday evenings at 7:00 pm to set up an appointment for free installation. Free home safety inspections will also be available upon request. Remember, SMOKE DETECTORS SAVE LIVES. Do you have yours? If not, we do!

Spring is nearly here so that means on Sunday evening March 9th, when you turn your clocks ahead 1 hour, you should replace the batteries in your smoke detectors. You should also take the time to make sure they are clean, and in working order. If they are more than 7 years old you should consider replacing them. They now have smoke detectors that have batteries that you do not have to change for 10 years, and it lets you know when it needs changing. If you have any questions about how many or the locations you should have your smoke detectors, please don't hesitate to contact the firehouse. We will be more than happy to come to your house, free of charge, and do a home analysis. We would be able to share with you some other home fire safety tips and answer any questions you may have. You can contact us at the station by dialing (610)-522-1830 or by E-mail contact@station08.com Remember doing these little things could help save you and your family . BE SAFE

Thursday night before drill a crew from Co. 8 went back to 1201 Lincoln Ave with bags filled with Fire Prevention materials. We were able to make contact with most of the residents, and answered any questions they had. We encouraged them to maintain their smoke detectors in their residence. In the information packets, topics included Practicing Your Escape Plan, Two Ways Out, Testing Your Smoke Detectors, and Once Out Stay Out. The pack also included contact information, 911 stickers for Emergencys, and our station phone number (610)522-1830 and E-mail address contact@station08.com for any Non-Emergency questions anybody may have. Thanks to the crew from Engine 8 for your help. CREW- Deputy Chief Mike Signora Lt. Kurt Rossney Lt. Chuck Huber FF. Jim Beale FF. Sean Gane FF. Nick Coffin App FF. Pat O'Connell Jr.

It's that time of the year again, The weather is getting colder and the importance of having fresh batteries in your smoke detectors increases. The heaters and fireplaces and in some cases space heaters are now in use and increase the risk of a fire in your home. So remember when you "Turn Your Clocks Back- Change Your Batteries In Your Smoke Detectors."

Making an escape plan is one of the most important fire prevention activities that you can do, and it's very easy. Draw a floor plan of your home using the "Fire Escape Plan Grid" from the NFPA, available on our Downloads page. These are some general industry guidelines when drawing your plan: 1) Download and print the Fire Escape Plan Grid, available on our Downloads page. 2) Get everyone in your house together and map out all possible exits and escape routes. 3) Make sure that there are two ways out of every room, including windows and doors. If your house has two floors, then escape ladders may be used with the proper training per manufacturers recommendations. 4) Make sure escape routes are clear and free of debris and that windows and doors can be opened freely. 5) Mark the location of every smoke detector in your house. 6) Indentify an outside meeting area where everyone can meet after they have escaped. 7) If there are infants or disabled persons in your house, designate a person to assist them in their escape. 8) Make sure everyone understands the plan, even guests, then PRACTICE, PRACTICE PRACTICE!

Often called the silent killer, carbon monoxide is an invisible, odorless, colorless gas. According to the National Safety Council, 200-300 unintentional-injury deaths and countless poisonings a year are due to carbon monoxide poisioning. This can be prevented! *** Visit our "Downloads" page or click the picture at right to get some free information that could save your life! ***

For the second year in a row the Fire Prevention team was out in full force at Park Square. Not only did we make the apparatus available for the kids to explore, we handed out our Fire Prevention literature. Every child that stopped by our stand also received a fire helmet, and a mug full of other fire prevention gifts. This program is well received by the community, and we are looking forward to next year.