Santa Clara County Fire Department

Public Education Program

The Santa Clara County Fire Department provides services to the cities of Campbell, Cupertino, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Altos Hills County Fire District, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, and Saratoga. For a list of the fire departments that serve the other cities in Santa Clara County, go to the other fire departments list page.

Educating the community in fire and life safety skills is a top priority. The Santa Clara County Fire Department offers a comprehensive Public Fire & Life Safety Education Program. Under the direction of the Deputy Chief of Training, this program is managed by a staff of two full-time employees and is delivered through specially trained County Fire personnel.

Provided below is a complete list of the public education programs and services that County Fire offers. To view a description for each program or service, just click on it. For more information on a particular subject or to request a public education program, please contact the Public Education Office by phone at 408.378.4010 or 1.800.800.1793, or by email by contacting public.education@cnt.sccgov.org.

PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

 

2-1-1 Information

 

9-1-1 Information

 

Alert Santa Clara County (AlertSCC)
  Apparatus Demonstrations
  Bicycle Safety
  Blasting Cap Safety
  Boy Scout Fire Safety Merit Badge Training
  Career Information
  Car Seat and Passenger Safety
  Cellular Phones & Driving Safety - New Law Effective 1 July 2008
  Carbon Monoxide Detectors
  Child Welfare and Abuse Prevention
  Community Events
  Community Reading Program
  CPR/First Aid
  Dealing with the Heat
  Disabled and Special Needs Services
  Disaster Preparedness and C.E.R.T. Training
  Discovery Days
  Evacuation Planning and Reviews
  "Every 15 Minutes" Program Participation
  Fire Extinguisher Information
  Fire and Life Safety Programs:
  Pre-School
  Grade School
  College
  Home & Workplace
  Senior Citizen
  Fire Station Tours
  Girl Scout Safety Badge Training
  Hillside Fire Safety and Survival
  Holiday Safety Tips
  Home Fire Escape Ladders
  Home Fire Safety Inspections
  Home Fire Sprinklers
  Household Hazardous Materials
  Hug-A-Bear Program
  Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Program
  Keeping Kids Safe
  Parent Project
  Personal Emergency Preparedness & Senior + PEP
  Public Awareness
  S.A.F.E. House
  Safesitters
  Senior Services
  Smoke Alarms
  Spare the Air
  Vial of Life
  Watercraft Safety and Survival
   

FORMS AND CHECKLISTS

Child Educational Activity Sheets

  Be Ready 1-2-3 Workbook - an 8-page workbook that helps children ages 5-8 learn about home fires, earthquakes and winter storms.

  Preschool Activity Sheet [pdf; 204k] - a 2-page handout that helps young children, ages 3-5, learn that matches and lighters are tools, not toys, a smoke alarm smells for fire and then beeps reminding them to crawl low under smoke and go outside, and that Firefighters are their friends.
  Code Red Rover Safety Activity Booklet - an 8-page workbook that helps children, ages 7-10, learn Rover's important safety hints when confronted with possible hidden dangers in the home and backyard.
  The Great Safety Adventure Booklet: Home Safety Fun Book: - a 12 page workbook that helps young children, K - 4th grade, identify different hazards inside and outside the home.

Safety Games to Play On-line for Young Children

  Code Red Rover (Home Safety Council): www.coderedrover.org/index.html

  Danger Ranger's Safety Games: http://www.dangerrangers.com/games.php
(Safety Signs, Hazard House, Tic Tac Toe, Puzzles, and more)
  FEMA for Kids: www.fema.gov/kids

  The Great Escape!: www.stayingalive.ca/game/game_play2.html
Interactive fire safety game.

  Kid Zone: www.stayingalive.ca/kids_zone.html
A variety of fire safety games and activities for kids.

  Smokey Kids Fun Facts & Games: www.smokeybear.com/kids/default.asp
  Sparky the Fire Dog (NFPA): www.sparky.org/

Home Safety Information

  Carbon Monoxide - The Silent Killer [pdf; 44k]
  Fire Escape Planning & Practice [pdf; 88k]
  Fire Escape Planning Mapgrid [pdf; 296k]
  Fire Extinguisher Information [pdf; 440k]

Safety Checklists

  Disaster Preparation Checklist [pdf; 56k]
  Fire Safety Checklist for College Apartments [pdf; 176k]
  Fire Safety Checklist for College Dormitories [pdf; 92k]
  Fire Safety Checklist for People with Special Needs [pdf; 56k]
  Fire Safety Facts for Colleges [pdf; 24k]
  Hillside Fire Safety Homeowner Checklist [pdf; 96k]
  Home Fire Safety Inspection Checklist [pdf; 56k]

Safety Brochures/Manuals

  Bicycle Safety Helmet Brochure [pdf; 180k]
  Biohazard Preparedness [pdf; 480k]
  Fire Risks for the Mobility Impaired (FEMA)
  Fire Risks for the Blind or Visually Impaired (FEMA)
  Fire Risks for the Deaf or Hard of Hearing (FEMA)
  Fire Risks for the Older Adult (FEMA)
  Fire Safety For Preschoolers Pamphlet [pdf; 1.3mb]
  Living with Fire in Santa Clara County (20 page brochure) [pdf; 4.6mb]
  Red Flag Information [pdf; 1.5mb]
  Smoke Alarms Pamphlet [pdf; 1.7mb]
  Telephone Tips During Emergencies [pdf; 304k]

Miscellaneous

  Cellular Phones & Driving Safety - New Law Effective 1 July 2008 - Brochure 1 [pdf; 76k]
  Cellular Phones & Driving Safety - New Law Effective 1 July 2008 - Brochure 2 [pdf; 88k]
  Vial of Life Medical Information Form [pdf; 48k]
  Sharps (Used Household Needles and Syringes) Disposal

  Winter Spare the Air

   

SAFETY ARTICLES

  Warning to Consumers: Candle With Care
  National Arson Awareness Week
  Clothes Dryer Fires in Residential Buildings
  Smoking and Home Fires

station tour

photographer: anonymous

FF/E Chip Stanton gives a tour of Campbell Station, and demonstrates his gear. It is important to let small children see the equipment that firefighters wear, because a fully geared-up firefighter wearing a mask can be frightening to an unprepared child. 26 Sep 2000. More photos on the Fire Station Tours page.

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