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Fire Prevention Bureau
The Fire Prevention Bureau has three major responsibilities: fire inspections, fire investigations and fire education.
Lieutenant Mike Shirey directs the township's fire education programs. The bureau provides fire education classes to 3000 children a year, both in local schools and at the fire station. Lieutenant Shirey and other members of the department demonstrate fire safety tips to the children throughout the year.
The bureau operates the Juvenile Fire Setters Program. The aim of this program is two-fold: interview and counsel children who are overly curious about fires and to make their parents more aware through their participation in this program, as well.
The bureau conducts a fire extinguisher education program for the business community. The program uses a video, lectures, and hands-on demonstrations to teach the public about the proper way to use fire extinguishers.
The bureau works with principals and teachers in schools located in the township's coverage area to ensure that fire drills are properly completed. In addition, at the beginning of each school year, the bureau provides handouts to administrators and teachers explaining the principles of building and room safety, such as proper wall hangings, extension cords, and locations of exits.
When new commercial buildings in the Truro area are under construction, the Fire Prevention Bureau photographs each building several times while the construction progresses. The department's firefighters study the photos to become familiar with the physical aspects of each new building.
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Providing fire, paramedic and other municipal services to 38,000 residents living in Truro Township, the Village of Brice and the City of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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