The Williamsburg County Fire Department is one of 18 local fire departments in South Carolina participating in a fire safety program for young students and families under the leadership of S.C. State Fire, through a grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and FEMA.
Firefighters will visit second and third grade classrooms in selected high-risk areas this spring to teach students about smoke alarms, home fire dangers, and what to do if a home fire occurs. Afterwards, the firefighters will offer the students’ families fire safety visits in their homes to install free smoke alarms and to share safety education.
“According to the National Fire Protection Association, two out of every three fire deaths in America occur in homes where smoke alarms are either missing or not working,” Deputy Chief Calvin Linke of the Williamsburg County Fire Department said.