This was our last ride to school for 2019! Engine 6 picked up Noah from home, then traveled to Cowden to pick up his 4th grade teacher, Melissa McConnell and Cowden Secretary, Denise Hankey.
Author: Heather Parker, Fire Department, for SGFNN
Since April 2017, Springfield firefighters have installed 2,334 smoke alarms in area neighborhoods as a part of Project RED Zone. They’ve visited over 14,600 homes in the West Central, Grant Beach, Westside, Heart of the Westside, Robberson, Woodland Heights, Tom Watkins and Doling neighborhoods. The department is moving into the…
Firefighter educators visited 39 Springfield public and private elementary schools, reaching over 10,000 children during October’s Fire Prevention Month. Firefighters taught age-appropriate fire safety lessons to preschoolers through fifth-graders. Over 2,600 smoke alarm surveys were returned to the Fire Department. From these surveys, 12 children were randomly chosen to receive a…
The Springfield Fire Department has received a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to purchase 50 escape ladders for multilevel homes located in Zones 1 and 2. To find out what council zone you live in, visit maps.springfieldmo.gov or contact the Citizen Resource Center at 417-864-1010. To receive an…
Since April 2017, Springfield firefighters have installed 2,097 smoke alarms in area neighborhoods as a part of Project RED Zone. They’ve visited over 13,500 homes in the West Central, Grant Beach, Westside, Heart of the Westside, Robberson, Woodland Heights and Tom Watkins neighborhoods. The department is moving into the Doling…
The Springfield Fire Department will once again use October’s Fire Prevention Month as an opportunity to educate Springfield citizens about fire safety. In cooperation with Springfield Public Schools and several private schools, firefighters will visit every kindergarten through fifth-grade classroom in Springfield, providing age-appropriate fire safety lessons throughout the month. In addition…