The Lake County Fire Protection District (LCFPD) will be going all out during Autumn Health & Safety Festival, which begins at 9 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, at the Wal-Mart shopping center parking lot in Clearlake. The fire district has several events planned to help educate the community on a variety of fire safety, accident prevention and disaster preparedness techniques.
Firefighters, emergency medical technichians and other district personnel will engage in live demonstrations, conduct car seat safety checks and provide education aimed at prevention and preparedness. An air ambulance is also expected to land during the event.
“This is a great opportunity for the public to learn what happens during emergency response,” said Willie Sapeta, LCFPD battalion chief. “It”s also a great way to educate the community before disaster strikes.”
Fire personnel will perform live demonstrations involving auto extrication, technical rescue, fire suppression, car seat safety, medical emergencies and overall fire and accident prevention. Along with demonstrations, fire personnel will also be providing the public with hand-out information regarding fire safety in the home, accident prevention and other educational materials to keep the family safe and healthy.
Lake County Fire Protection District”s schedule of events is as follows:
* 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. — Car seat safety.
* 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. — Patient stablization and auto extrication.
* 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. — Fire suppression techniques.
* 2:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. — Technical and confined space rescue operations.
Along with demonstrations by fire professionals, hospital and health care professionals will be offering information on food nutrition, exercise, cholesterol and glucose screenings and much more. The event is being presented by Adventist Health and Wal-Mart and co-presented by Congressman Mike Thompson. The event is open the public and admission is free.
Contact Denise Rockenstein at drockenstein@clearlakeobserver.com.
