Fire Prevention Week: Kitchen Safety

 
 

The Lapaz-North Township Fire Department is joining forces with the nonprofit National Fire Protection Association during this Fire Prevention Week to bring you fire safety tips.

Lapaz-North Township Fire Chief Chris Oginsky highlights kitchen safety. He urges you to stay in the kitchen when you are frying, grilling, broiling or boiling food. If you are baking or roasting food, check it regularly and stay in the home. Set a timer to remind you of your cooking process. Keep potholders, oven mitts, wooden utensils, paper and plastic bags, towels, away from your stovetop.

Fire Prevention Week is the longest-running public health and safety observance on record.

Lapaz Fire Department Raises $1000 for Hoosier Burn Camp

 
 
The Lapaz-North Township Fire Department recently announced that the members met their goal of $1,000 to donate to the Hoosier Burn Camp.

The Hoosier Burn Camp provides campers with a week of traditional camp activities and programs that build self- esteem and foster friendships. The camp ends today. The camp helps provide a fun week of activities for young burn survivors. The Burn Camp is supported entirely by donations which allows campers to attend at no cost.

The Lapaz Fire Department also received special recognition from Clay Fire Territory’s Local Union for fundraising efforts during the Mustache Bash. Each year, members of the local fire departments raise money and grow mustaches. Awards are given to the best and worse mustaches.

Lapaz-North Township FD Purchases Thermal Imaging Camera

The Lapaz-North Township Fire Department has purchased an $8,000 thermal imaging camera thanks to fundraising efforts and a grant from the Marshall County Community Foundation. The camera will assist firefighters in seeing through smoke and darkness to quickly locate someone trapped in a building in the case of a fire.

This camera can also play a major role in reducing property damage. Firefighters can often locate hot spots inside walls and extinguish them before they spread.

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