Fall is always a busy time for our Fernie Fire and Emergency Services team, which just wrapped up school visits and fire safety talks for 300 K-2 students, and completed the 2024 Learn Not to Burn program for all Grade 3 students at the Fernie Academy and EIDES.

The Learn Not to Burn program runs for four weeks, with weekly classroom visits teaching students about fire safety – highlighting the importance of working smoke alarms, having a family Escape Plan, and knowing how to call 911.

The program ends with one lucky student being selected from each class to become a ‘Fire Chief for the Day.’

The five students get to spend the day with Fernie firefighters, do some fire ground ‘training,’ meet the Mayor and Fire Chief and be well fed by McDonalds and Dairy Queen (thank you to local businesses for their ongoing support of the program!)

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