Laois Fire Service launch new Community Fire Safety training vehicle
Launch of Driving Training Vehicle for Laois County Fire & Rescue Service at County Hall, Portlaoise; were Simon Walton (Director of Services at Laois Co Council), Cllr Paschal McEvoy, Declan Power (Chief Fire Officer Laois), Siobhan Duff (Station Officer), clerical officers Amy Liddy and Troy Fagan, Alan Doran (Sub Officer),Clare Germaine(Fire Officer), Simon Rogers (Abbeyleix Fire Station), Robyn Keieghan (Communications Officer) and Pat Sheridan (A.D.I) Photo: Michael Scully
LAOIS County Fire and Rescue Service, along-side Simon Walton (Deputy Chief Executive of Laois Co Council and Cllr Paschal McEvoy (Leas-Cathaoirleach of Laois Co Council), proudly launched a new training vehicle aimed at promoting Community Fire Safety.
Broadly, the campaign is aimed to equip residents with essential knowledge in relation to fire safety in their homes, which can be obtained by scanning the QR code on the vehicle. This brings you to our free fire safety in the home booklet which is available in several languages and offers helpful tips and advice.
The vehicle also has a message to remind households to test their smoke alarms. Laois County Fire and Rescue Service promote this message weekly with ‘Test It Tuesday’ messages across their social media and the training vehicle will act as an additional reminder to the public of this important message.
The idea to redesign the training vehicle and use it to promote Community Fire Safety came from Simon Rogers a firefighter in Abbeyleix Fire Station. The graphics were developed in-house and we worked with Rolando Cedeno and his team in Esmark Finch Vehicle Engineering to bring the project to fruition.
Public education and information are critical components of fire prevention and we all have a role to play in keeping our homes and communities safe. Last week was Fire Safety Week and firefighters across the eight fire stations held information evenings in collaboration with local libraries to give practical advice and information to the public. They also ran an active social media campaign sharing information all week to try and reach as many people as possible.
Residents and business owners are encouraged to visit www.laois.ie for more information and safety checklists.
A free fire safety in the home booklet is available to download in a number of languages from here: https://laois.ie/emergency-services/fire-prevention-and-safety/fire-safety-guidelines
