Fire Safety Education Programs:
In addition to the inspection processes, the Fire Prevention Office works with the public on several other levels. The department provides fire safety education to all of the schools and any other interested group of residents. A great deal of time and effort goes into designing and delivering these programs. During the year the department provides various different Fire Safety Programs to the public. Most of these programs are for the public and private schools located in the Borough. Individual programs are tailored to the audience based on age and grade level. This style of instruction not only ensures that the messages reach the target audience, but also ensures that programs are not repeated and remain new and fresh each year as the audience age / grade changes.

Senior Citizen Smoke Detector Battery Replacement Program:
The department has a program for checking the operation and location of smoke detectors as well as yearly replacement of the batteries for all senior citizens in the Borough. This program has been very successful for many years. Each year around Fire Prevention Week the department visits all of the senior citizens on a running list. The names from that list are generated through the senior citizens club and other resources. It is not necessary though that you belong to their club in order to get on the list. During the visit to an individual’s home, all smoke detector batteries are changed, and older detectors are replaced. This program is at no cost to the homeowners. In recent years the batteries have been donated by various local establishments such as Home Depot, K-Mart and Wal-Mart.