[Press Release] : FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Fire Prevention Week Kick Off 2016

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    CITY OF COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
P.O. BOX 6015 COLUMBIA, MO 65205




FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
  October 6, 2016

CONTACT: Assistant Fire Chief Brad Fraizer
Office 573-874-7557, Monday through Friday 8am - 5pm


Fire Prevention Week Kick Off 2016
(COLUMBIA, MO) - The Columbia Fire Department and Columbia Professional Fire Fighters will kick off Fire Prevention Week 2016 at the Columbia Mall on Sunday, October 9 from 1:00pm - 3:00pm in the parking lot by the Sears / Dillards wing.

Members of the Columbia Fire Department, Columbia Police Department, Community Emergency Response Team, Red Cross, Safe Kids Coalition, Boone Hospital ambulance service, University Hospital ambulance service, Women's and Children's Hospital ambulance service and Firehouse Subs will be on-hand.  

Festivities include:


*Junior Fire Fighter Combat Challenge that gives small children a chance to put on kid sized fire fighting gear and navigate an obstacle course with fire fighters.  

*Live fire demonstration at 2:00pm

*Free barbequed hot dogs while supplies last

*Firehouse Subs while supplies last

*Columbia Fire Department's Patches and Pumper

*Columbia Police Department's McGruff the Crime Dog

*Fire truck bounce house

*Children's games

*Face painting

*Free smoke detectors while supplies last

*Fire truck tours


This years Fire Prevention Week Theme - 'Don't Wait, Check the Date' Replace smoke alarms every ten years.  Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives, Test Yours Every Month.  For more information visit us on the web at - www.como.gov/fire/ , Facebook at Columbia, MO Fire Department or contact the Columbia Fire Department's Fire Marshal's Division at 573-874-7556.








City of  Columbia Vision

  Columbia is the best place  for everyone to live, work, learn and play.

  City of  Columbia Mission

  To serve the public through  democratic, transparent and efficient government.

  
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