Fire Prevention/Public Education Community Relations

Everyone may be familiar with the Ol' wives tale of Mrs. O'Leary's Cow kicking over the lantern causing the 1871 Chicago fiasco which burned the entire city to the ground within two days. Well...... It can't be confirmed that the cow actually did it but the experts who have studied the fire and the reports can confirm it came from the barn..... for what ever it is worth.

This all happened on October 8th and 9th where over two hundred fifty lives were lost, over one hundred thousand people were homeless, and over seventeen thousand four hundred structures within a two thousand acre area were burned and/or destroyed. This wasn't even the worst fire!

That fateful day on October 08, 1871 in Wisconsin a Forest fire, which was started by land clearing brush fires consumed sixteen towns, killed over one thousand one hundred fifty-two people, and burned up over one million two hundred thousand acres of land before it was controlled.

In the early 1920's, spearheaded by the Late President Woodrow Wilson and the Fire Marshal's Association, Fire Prevention Week was placed into existence to commemorate the horrific Chicago Fire of 1871. The committee didn't just want this to be a celebration but used this time to teach the average public citizen ways to remember fire prevention and fire safety starting within their own homes and in the work places. During the week of October 9th, from Sunday to Saturday every year.

Services Offered to the Public

Other than top-notch service of Firefighting, Rescue, and all around Public Safety with preservation of Life, Safety, and Property Conservation being the utmost of importance, the Kinston Department of Fire & Rescue offers the following to Our Community:

Kinston Department of Fire & Rescue goes above and beyond the minimal Fire Prevention Week and we host the Entire Month of October as Fire Prevention Month. Fire Safety is our Key Element which we want to stress to our citizens. This helps make sure they are safe. We Kick-Off the Fire Prevention Month with the Fire Prevention Week being the focal point. The Fire Prevention Week is the same week that October 9th falls in. This is to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire. We host our Annual Open House at Headquarters, where we invite Pre-Kindergartners, Kindergartners, and First Graders of Lenoir County to come and participate in learning Fire Safety through ten various learning stations setup with fun-learning themes of Fire Prevention. We let them see tools, and equipment which give the youngsters a look into what we do at work, where we live, and learn during an average day as a Firefighter.

In the year 2020, The Fire Service had to realize a new way to relay our message of Fire Safety due to COVID-19. We followed suit with the Public School System and created our virtual learning which coincides with the, In-House interactions. We are proud to introduce to you, our new Virtual Interaction Section called........

Fire Protection and Education for the Kids

This section is a fun place to find various Free Fire Prevention Education Activities that you and your family can do together. All the activities are in PDF form and can be printed for fun times of learning and entertainment for the Kids.

These Activities were created and published by the National Fire Protection Agency. The Activities and More can be found at their website by clicking on the National Fire Protection Agency Link provided below. This website has apps, games and more videos to enjoy and learn from.

NFPA Kids - Sparky's Link

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Activity Placemat Here is a fun little thing you can print and complete when you're at the breakfast, lunch, or dinner table.		Hidden Pix at the Sleep Over Can you find all of the hidden items?		Hidden Pix at the Fire Station Find the items and have fun coloring everything in.
Hidden Pix at the Museum It's always fun finding things at the Museum.... BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!	Hidden Pix at the Zoo Silly happenings are going on at this zoo. Can you find them?		Hidden Pix in the Kitchen Bring the kitchen to life by coloring it in while you find interesting things hidden in the nooks and crannies.		5 Page Activity Booklet Interactive activities to promote Fire Safety Messages.

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Spring Time I Spy Game Find what Sparky Sees and draw it too.	Summer Time Stop, Drop and Roll Color this and learn about stop drop and roll.	Halloween Coloring Color this in while learning some Trick or Treating Safety Tips.	Halloween Safety Tips Have a safe Halloween by learning these sensible Holiday Safety Tips.
Sparky Carving Guide for your Pumpkin Have a fun time carving out Sparky and light up your pumpkin for a spooky good time.	Find the Lone Pumpkin There can only be One! May it be Dunkin McPumpkin!	Thanksgiving Conversation Starters This is a good way to meet new people at Thanksgiving Dinners that you may not know.	Thanksgiving Mad Libs Use your craziest words you can possibly think of and change the story over and over again.
Peace on Earth Coloring Color a Peaceful scene with Sparky and his Family.	Hidden Pix Christmas Scene Bring the Holiday Season to life while you color and find the items within the room.	Oh Christmas Tree Color Sparky's friends as they decorate the trees.	Sparky's NFPA Express Color Sparky as he heads to the North Pole to speak with Santa about all the good boys and girls learning Fire Safety.
Christmas Mad Libs T'was the night before Superbowl Sunday! Keep it going by using the silliest words you can think of. Do the story over and over again with all your family and friends for a really fun time for all.	Winter Coloring Color Sparky while Sparky Skates.	Christmas Coloring by Numbers Color Sparky sledding by using the right colors with the right numbers.	Spot the Differences Can you find the differences in these two snow globes?

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Teacher's Book Mark Let your Teacher know what you think is special about them.	Pencil Topper Show all your friends that you are proud to practice Fire Safety.	Sparky Hats Make some cool Sparky Hats.	Sparky Pinwheel Make a pinwheel and watch it spin in the wind! Weeee!!!	Shapes of Fire Safety Cut out the Shapes and make fun things.
Cootie Catcher Fold it up and have fun with friends while learning Fire Safety.	Valentine's Day Card Here are two cool Valentine's Day Cards for your Classmates.	Mom's Book Mark Let your Mom know how special she is to you.	Recipes Have fun with the family while you make yummy snacks.	Kids Free Zone Cut out the strips and see where you have to stay away from the stove.

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Beep Beep Beep Find the letters to finish the sentence.	Connect the Dots with Math (Easy) Figure out the Addition and Subtraction problems and use the answers to connect the dots.	Connect the Dots with Math (Hard) Figure out the Multiplication, Addition and Subtraction problems and use the answers to connect the dots.	Fire Safety Alpha Maze The smoke detector is beeping. Follow the Alphabet in order and lead Sparky out of the House to the Meeting Place to Get Out and Stay Out!	Fire Safety Number Maze The smoke detector is beeping. Follow the Numbers in order and lead Sparky out of the House to the Meeting Place to Get Out and Stay Out!
Fire Safety Word Maze The Smoke Detector is beeping. Follow the words Alphabetically in order and lead Sparky out of the House to the Meeting Place to Get Out and Stay Out!	Measure Up Learn how to measure things using the ruler.	Smoke Alarm Math Solve the Math Problems located on the Smoke Detectors.	Smoke Alarm Trace Trace the Smoke Alarm and the words below. BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!	Teachers Rock Thank your teacher by coloring them a nice picture.

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Story of the Missing Batteries	The Story of Perfect Penelope

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Earth Day Information Learn how Outside Fire Safety Plans can help keep your yard and house safe from fires and help save the planet.	Kids in the Kitchen Kids Love to help in the Kitchen. Learn what you can do at your age from the four age ranges (3 to 5, 6 to 8, 9 to 12 and 14 and older) and how your can Help In the Kitchen while staying Safe!
Smoke Alarm Calendar Help your family remember to test your smoke detectors each month by keeping up with it on this fine Calendar.	Plan and Practice Exit Drills in the Home (E.D.I.T.H.) Learn two ways out of every room. Draw your plans out on the grid paper. Find a good meeting place outside for the family to meet at and.... Practice! Practice! Practice! Sound the Smoke Alarm at different times of day and night to have the Family Get Out and Stay Out!	Smoke Alarm Pictorial Teach your little ones with pictorials of what to do when a Smoke Alarm Sounds... (Get out and Stay Out)

Fire Protection and Education for the Adults

This section is a great place to find various Free Fire Prevention Education information for your enlightenment, safety and wellbeing.

This information was created and published by the National Fire Protection Agency. More fire safety information can be found at their website by clicking on the National Fire Protection Agency Link provided below. This website has apps and more videos to enjoy and learn from.

NFPA.ORG - Public Education

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Cooking Related Fires	Heating Related Fires	Electrical Related Fires

Candle Related Fires	Smoking Related Fires

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Pet Fire Safety	Barn Fire Safety	Chicken Coop Safety

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Babysitting Safety	Children and Fire	Hoarding Awareness and Safety

Safety Awareness of People with Disabilities	Shabbat Fire Safety

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Car Fire Safety	RV/Camper Safety	Hoverboard Safety

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Awareness of Discarded Oily Rags	Preventing Burns from Scalding Liquid

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NFPA Remembering When Program for Older Adults

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Evacuation Planning	Evac Plan Drawing Grid	Home Emergency Safety Kit Checklist	NFPA Emergency Preparedness Checklist

Community Interaction/Relations

Physically meeting with the general public on a personable one on one level and exchanging ideas, information, and being totally accessible to one another. By being involved at this personable level of one on one brings trust, loyalty, and integrity to all involved creating a tight-knit, understandable bond throughout the community. We also offer the services of our Honor Guard out to the public.

Public Education

Giving the general public the most up-to-date and accurate information of a certain selected category, in this case Fire Prevention, through assistance of training props, such as puppets, characters, memorization models, pamphlets/books/information, tools, equipment, seminars, meetings, classroom-style interactions, and hands-on experiences, to proficiently bring the category information to a higher understandable level for memory retention and application to situational life occurrences.

Fire Prevention

The act of showing the general public, through training, the way to properly control situations that could be hazardous and causing fires from happening before a potentially bad situation occurs, causing loss of life, loss of property, and potential harming effects to others within the community by the way of FIRE. This includes the service to perform Smoke Detector Installation/Battery Replacement/Maintenance for our citizens. The Smoke Detector Program is funded and sponsored through Various Fire Grants. Also providing Private Residence Fire Safety Checks and Business Inspections to the local businesses.

Interest in the Program

If you are interested in the Kinston Fire & Rescue Fire Prevention/Fire Public Education/Community Interaction/Community Relations Program, or if you know of a business, organization, educational group, or Community program that would like to participate within the program, click on the Interested box/tab below and fill out the On-Line Fill-able Form and the Department Representative will get into contact with you to assist in scheduling the Firefighters to either come to you or you come to the Fire Station.

Or if you are requesting a specific Service you wish to have provided to you and/or your business also click on the interested box/tab below and fill out the On-Line Fill-able Form.

Contact Us

Fire & Rescue

Physical Address
401 E Vernon Avenue
Kinston, NC 28501

401 E Vernon Avenue Kinston NC 28501

Directions

Mailing Address
P. O. Drawer 339
401 E Vernon Avenue
Kinston , NC 28502

Phone: 252-939-3164

Fax: 252-939-3157

Emergency Phone: 911

Administration Offices
Hours of Operation
8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Monday thru Friday
Holidays, Weekends, and After Hours
Contact On Duty Battalion Commander
252-939-3230

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Smoke Alarm Information				Carbon Monoxide Alarm Information

Home Fire Sprinklers Information				Fire Extinguisher Information

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Information on Batteries	CFL Lightbulbs	Clothes Dryers	Gel Fuel Safety

Medical Oxygen Use	Microwave Oven Safety	Portable Fireplaces	Portable Heaters

Security Bars Safety		Wood and Pallet Stove Safety

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Fire Safety in your Home away from Home	Fire Alarms in Apartment Buildings	Safety in Places of Public Assembly

College/University Campus Safety	Hotel and Motel Safety	High-Rise Apartments/Condos

	Manufactured Homes

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Hurricane Safety	Flood Safety	Fireworks Display Safety	Halloween Safety


Thanksgiving Safety	Winter Freeze Safety	Winter Holiday Safety	Winter Storm Safety

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Campfire Safety	Grilling Safety	Lightning Safety

Marina and Boat Safety	Outdoors Electrical Safety	Generator Safety

Information about Sky Lanterns	Wild Fire Safety around your Home

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