Community Education
The Holden Fire Department is proud of its commitment to educate the public in fire safety and prevention.
The Student Awareness of Fire Education (S.A.F.E.) program is a statewide initiative to teach fire education and prevention in our community. Although the program is mainly aimed for children, fire safety education is taught to people of all ages. The S.A.F.E. program is designed to put specially trained fire and life safety educators in the classroom to teach about fire safety and prevention.
The Fire Department also oversees the Senior S.A.F.E. program which was initiated in 2013 with funds from the Department Fire Services. The program is aimed towards educating senior citizens on all aspects of fire safety.The Holden Fire Department in collaboration with the Holden Senior Center, and Holden Council on Aging educates the community seniors on recognizing and preventing slips and falls, cooking safety, home oxygen use/safety, home hazards, and smoke/carbon monoxide detector requirements.
In addition, the S.A.F.E. educators provide presentations to Holden preschools. The main goal for children at this age is recognition- what a firefighter looks and sounds like in full turnout gear and what smoke detectors look and sound like. Introduction to fire drills and 9-1-1 are also done on this level.