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At Frisco Fire Safety Town we teach children about safety in a fun and interactive environment. Frisco Fire Safety Town is a Community Education program of the Frisco Fire Department. Our safety education classes focus on a number of safety topics, each with the goal of preventing injuries and teaching students how to be safe. Our programs operate year-round and are always free of charge. We are in our fourth year of programming and are celebrating having more than 140,000 visitors experience Frisco Fire Safety Town since opening in January, 2007!
Safety lessons start in our educational facility which includes classrooms, an interactive fire engine, and a safety house with a realistic living area, kitchen, bathroom and bedroom for children to explore and learn about home hazards, severe weather, fire safety and more.
Frisco Fire Safety Town is proud to announce the opening of our newest safety education tool: The CORE Construction/Farmers Insurance Theatre. The new theatre features a typical family room as it would appear 'after the fire.' The melted blinds and soot-covered walls serve to emphasize the damage done by the fire, smoke and heat. The torn away sheetrock is indicative of the means necessary to locate all possible 'hot spots' while getting a blaze under control. The sound of a smoke detector and the presence of theatrical smoke make it all seem very real. A short video presentation coupled with a firefighter who walks the audience throughout the entire hypothetical situation delivers a very impactful safety message. From the possible causes, to the 9-1-1 call, and finally the extinguishment and investigation of the entire incident, visitors are amazed at what they see and hear.
Our outdoor ‘town’ resembles a miniature Frisco complete with real buildings that represent Frisco area businesses, all created at a 5/8th scale. Among the Safety Town buildings are scaled homes built by the same homebuilders who build Frisco area homes. Intermingled with the home and business buildings are paved and marked streets complete with working traffic signals, a railroad crossing and a toll booth.
At Frisco Fire Safety Town, we teach children how to be safe while keeping the classes upbeat. We use hands-on activities wherever possible. For example, during classes about the importance of seat belts, students drive battery-operated jeeps throughout the outdoor streets of Safety Town. They also ride bicycles following classroom lessons about wearing helmets while skating or cycling.
Frisco Fire Safety Town is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. We are located at Frisco Central Fire Station, 8601 Gary Burns Drive in Frisco. Look for the Safety Town Logo on the building, adjacent to the village. If your group would like to schedule a Safe and Sound Walk Around (educational tour) or a Safety Education Program, contact us at 972.292.6350.