The Morgantown Fire Department is building an ongoing partnership with WVU iServe users that would be interested in assisting with home fire safety visits. The home safety visits are conducted within the community to raise fire safety awareness. During a typical visit, we share common fire threats and try to identify any current risks. We check smoke alarms, and if the resident is without or in need of new smoke alarms, we will install them free of charge. Home safety visits would consist of a uniformed firefighter and iServe users.
This training opportunity, would provide students with the basics of home fire safety including checking and installing new smoke alarms. By attending a training workshop, iServe users would get two hours of community service credit. The workshops will be offered monthly or bi-monthly to meet the demand of iServe users. The workshops will be scheduled on Wednesday evenings or Friday mid mornings as needed. Once the students have attended the workshop, they will be eligible to participate in the home fire safety visits. The visits are also an ongoing iServe opportunity for community service hours.
Anyone that may be interested in attending a training workshop or should have further questions feel free to contact me at: adotson@morgantownwv.gov.
