Section 2.1(a) of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 states, “every municipality shall establish a program in the municipality which must include public education with respect to fire safety and certain components of fire prevention”, to that end the Members of the Chatham-Kent Fire Department are committed to educating the residents of our communities in Fire and Life Safety.

Programs in which the department participates and offers include:

• Station Tours
• Open Houses
• Fire Extinguisher Training and Demonstrations
• School Visits
• Chatham-Kent Children’s Safety Village – Fire Safety Program
• Presentations – community groups, church groups, boards, businesses, industries and service clubs
• TAPP-C (The Arson Prevention Program for Children)
• Older and Wiser / Remembering When
• Learn Not To Burn – Smokehouse Trailer
• Smoke Alarm Program
• Demonstrations and Displays
• Fire Prevention Week
• Fire Safety Website