Superior Fire Department would like to remind everyone October 7-13th was National Fire Prevention Week. Did you make your home a safer place to live? Did you know Superior Fire gives out FREE smoke detectors upon request? This year Superior Firefighters will be celebrating their 3rd Annual Fire Prevention Week Open House/BBQ Event on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 2 to 8 p.m. at the Superior Fire Department. This event brings nearly 250 visitors to the fire department allowing each visitor to be served FREE hot dogs, chips, punch, cake, snow cones, cookies all while a variety of emergency response vehicles and two different emergency medical air ambulance helicopters are open and on display for kids and community members to ask questions and interact with the crews.
Participating in this years’ event are: Superior Fire Department, Superior Police Department, Pinal County Sheriff’s Office, Kearny EMS, Queen Valley Fire District, U.S. Forest Service (Globe Ranger District) with Smokey Bear, Arizona Youth Partnership Group, Arizona Public Service, Superior VFW Auxiliary Post, Air Methods-Native Air 17, and Phi Air Medical-AirEvac 7. Superior Fire would like to remind all attendees that parking will be available at the Superior Public Pool and along South Golf Course Road next to the cemetery. The west end parking lot at the Superior High School will be closed for the helicopter and apparatus display show.
We all look forward to seeing everyone this coming Saturday, Oct. 19 Superior Fire would like to thank everyone who donated to this event-it is due to the multiple donations of funds and items that this event was made to be an even bigger success.
Fire Prevention and Education Coordinator/Firefighter Chris Villaverde and Fire Captain Richard Drennan added; "As a reminder during National Fire Prevention month, CHECK YOUR SMOKE DETECTORS and practice with everybody in the household to keep bedroom doors closed. Should a fire occur in a home at night, the bedroom doors shut will buy valuable time for a smoke detector to sound and alert sleeping loved ones while the closed doors slow the progression of deadly heat, gases, and flames from entering the bedroom. Studies in training environments and unfortunately in real life incidents have shown that survivability increases with the bedroom door shut at night. Please do your part in keeping loved ones safe!"
