On behalf of the Mohegan Volunteer Fire Association Fire Prevention Team, we would like to thank all those who made our Fire Prevention Program this year a true success! Our members worked hard to teach fire prevention lessons by communicating with children and adults at numerous schools and community events. Some of the props utilized to teach included Freddie the Fire Truck, Sparky the Fire Dog, our Smoke/Safety Trailer, Firefighter Turnout Gear, Apparatus Displays, and Hose line Demonstrations.

Fire Prevention/Safety Lessons:
1) Dialing 911
2) Stop, Drop, and Roll
3) E.D.I.T.H (Exit Drills In The Home) with a focus on having a safe spot for everyone to meet (mailbox, tree, neighbor’s house etc) in case of a fire or emergency
4) Matches/Lighters are a Tool and Not a Toy
5) Changing batteries on smoke and/or CO detectors with the clock change “Change your Clock, Change your Battery”
6) Cooking/Kitchen Fire Safety
7) Household Safety Lessons
8) Finding a 2nd egress by escaping out a bedroom that is filling with smoke and the door is warm
9) Firefighter Turnout Gear
10) Fire Apparatus Equipment
11) Smoke Alarms: Make Them Work for You (2024 NFPA Fire Prevention Theme)

Schools/Preschools/Child Day Cares:

1) Lincoln-Titus Elementary School
2) Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
3) Furnace Woods Elementary School
4) St Columbanus School
5) Shrub Oak Internantional School
6) Kiddie Kottage
7) Tom Thumb Preschool
8) A Playce 2 Learn
9) Little Learners of Westchester
10) Child Time Learning Center
11) The Learning Center of Yorktown
12) Cub Scout Pack 144 of Lincoln-Titus Elementary School

Assist at other FD Open Houses:
1) Golden's Bridge FD
2) Continental Village FD

Public Events:
1) Town of Yorktown Smokey the Bear Anniversary at John C. Hart Memorial Library with the NYS DEC Forest Rangers
2) Jefferson Valley Mall Touch a Truck Event
3) Town of Yorktown Fire Safety Day at John C. Hart Memorial Library
4) Town of Yorktown Chamber of Commerce Fall Festival at the Jefferson Valley Mall
5) Lowe's Home Improvement Safety Day
6) Old Navy Store Child Safety Fair

Some other stats:
Manpower Hours of Lessons: 617
Average # of Members per Event: 7
Students taught (Approximate number due to public events): 2,450