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2012 Annual Smyrna Fire and Police Department Easter Egg Hunt

Hunters Needed!

It’s Egg Season! Bring the family to Smyrna’s Lee Victory Recreation Park on Saturday March 31st as the Town of Smyrna hosts its 2012 Easter Egg Hunt. Children from one to twelve years old will hunt the eggs, and the kids will be divided into age groups:

1-2; 3-4; 5-8; and 9-12.

Fun and Memories

Make sure the kids bring something to collect their eggs! And bring a camera…The Easter Bunny will make an appearance!

Twenty Prize eggs will be among the hidden treasures. These Prize Eggs will be redeemable for Easter Baskets full of goodies!

The Annual Smyrna Fire and Police Department Easter Egg Hunt is sponsored by the Smyrna Natural Gas Department. In case of inclement weather, the event will be re-scheduled for Saturday, April 7th, at 1pm.

Open house at the fire station

Kids love big shiny things and firetrucks is right at the top of their list. Why not sneak a little education in while you let them have fun looking at and interacting with the gear at the local fire station.

Smyrna Fire Department Hosts Open House
Fire Prevention Week Is Coming!
Protect Your Family From Fire!
Sunday October 16, 2011, 1p.m. – 5p.m.
Station 1, 401 West Enon Springs Road

This is fire prevention week and the Smyrna Fire Department has a message for you.

What’s the best way to protect your family from fire? Be ahead of the game, of course. With more than 360,000 home fires reported in the United States in 2009, according to the nonprofit National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), your best defense is a good offense. That’s why Smyrna Fire Department is teaming up with NFPA during the October 9-15, 2011, to let our community know: “It’s Fire Prevention Week. Protect Your Family From Fire!” This year’s campaign focuses on preventing the leading causes of home fires -- cooking, heating and electrical equipment, as well as candles and smoking materials. Additionally, it urges people to protect their homes and families with life-saving technology and planning.

I hope you and your kids have fun at their open house.

Event reminder

This is Fire Prevention Week and the Smyrna Fire Department has an open house scheduled for kids and adults alike.

The Smyrna Fire Department will be hosting an Open House at our Station #1, 401 West Enon Springs Road on Sunday, October 10th from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m.

Some of the activities at the Smyrna Fire Department’s Open House:
Fire Safety Smoke House, Internet Safety, Jumpers, 911 Emergency Call Simulator, Children Finger Printing, Balloons, Blood Pressure Checks, Car Seat Safety, Hot Dogs/Pop Corn/Drinks, Home Safety and Memory Pictures.
Fire Prevention Week is actively supported by fire departments across the country. For 88 years, fire departments have observed Fire Prevention Week, making it the longest running public health and safety observance on record.

Have fun.

Prepare for Fire Prevention Week

The Smyrna Fire Department is supporting the national Fire Prevention Week and having an open house for those with kids..or not. Simply put, most kids would lose their minds to get a chance to get near a real firetruck, Give them that chance and a little education.

What: Smyrna Fire Department Hosts Open House
in recognition of Fire Prevention Week
Where: Fire Station #1, 401 Enon Springs Road
Smyrna, Tennessee
When: Sunday, October 10th
1:00pm – 5:00pm

It's time for Fire Prevention Week, and from October 3rd thru 9th, The Smyrna Fire Department is joining forces with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) in promoting “Smoke Alarms: A Sound You Can Live With!” as the theme for this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign.

The Smyrna Fire Department offers the following tips for making sure smoke alarms are maintained and working properly:
• Test smoke alarms at least once a month using the test button, and make sure everyone in your home knows their sound.
• If an alarm “chirps,” warning the battery is low, replace the battery immediately.
• Replace all smoke alarms, including alarms that use 10-year batteries and hard-wired alarms, when they’re 10 years old (or sooner) if they do not respond properly when tested.
• Never remove or disable a smoke alarm.

NFPA and The Smyrna Fire Department agree that interconnected smoke alarms offer the best protection; when one sounds, they all do. This is particularly important in larger or multi-story homes, where the sound from distant smoke alarms may be reduced to the point that it may not be loud enough to provide proper warning, especially for sleeping individuals.
The Smyrna Fire Department will be hosting an Open House at our Station #1, 401 West Enon Springs Road on Sunday, October 10th from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m.

Some of the activities at the Smyrna Fire Department’s Open House:
Fire Safety Smoke House, Internet Safety, Jumpers, 911 Emergency Call Simulator, Children Finger Printing, Balloons, Blood Pressure Checks, Car Seat Safety, Hot Dogs/Pop Corn/Drinks, Home Safety and Memory Pictures.
Fire Prevention Week is actively supported by fire departments across the country. For 88 years, fire departments have observed Fire Prevention Week, making it the longest running public health and safety observance on record.

This is a free service from the town of Smyrna that could save your life.

Smyrna youth fire, police academy

From the town website.

The Smyrna Fire Department and the Smyrna Police Department are proud to announce a joint effort for the children of the Town of Smyrna. On the dates June 7 - 11th, a Youth Academy will be held at the Smyrna Fire station #2 located on Fitzhugh Blvd. The sessions are from 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M., Monday through Thursday and 8:00 AM. to 12:00 P.M. on Friday. Graduation will be at 11:00 A.M. on Friday. A fee of $30.00 is required and the participants will be provided with lunch Monday through Thursday. Checks can be made out to the Town Of Smyrna. The sessions will be in a summer camp type agenda mixing outside and inside activities. The purpose of the academy is to interact with the children in a positive way and to demonstrate to the children the activities that both departments use on a daily basis. The number one focus, however, is safety in the daily lives of these children in various situations involving both fire and police services. The academy will use the officers and division personnel to incorporate “hands on” of various skills that the participants will find both challenging and fun.

I enjoyed greatly the Smyrna citizens police academy and if this is anything like it then I cannot recommend it enough.

The reason for the season....

It is that time of the year, the time to think of others who might not be having a great holiday and what you can do to help. One great way is assisting the Smyrna Fire Department in their annual food drive.

Smyrna Fire Department’s 8th Annual Food Drive
Fire Fighters for Food

Each year the Smyrna Fire Department and the Smyrna/Lavergne Food Bank team up to help fight hunger in Northern Rutherford County. With your help we can make sure that no one has to go hungry this holiday season. Here are some things that you might not know about the Smyrna Lavergne Food Bank

The Smyrna/Lavergne Food Bank (SLFB) has assisted on average 500 families per month.

The SLFB assists over 16,500 people per year.

1 in every 6 people in Northern Rutherford County has received assistance from the SLFB.

Drop off sites are here.

Smyrna Fire Department’s Food Drive will begin Monday, November 2nd and run through Sunday, November 8th. Food items will be collected at any one of our six fire stations.

Station #1 at 400 West Enon Springs Road
Station #2 at 644 Fitzhugh Boulevard
Station #3 at 630 East Enon Springs Road
Station #4 at 145 South Lowry Street
Station #5 at 2200 Rock Springs Road
Station #6 at 3640 Morton Lane

You can also stop by Wal-mart on East Enon Springs Road on Saturday November 7th from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm and drop off your food donations. While you’re there be sure to ask for a tour of the Fire engine.

Today is a great day to help others.

Transformers: More than Meets the Eye!

In the midst of today's rain a loud explosion ripped through the air.

CrrrraACK-BOOM!!!

My wife spotted flames out our window. A transformer had blown less than a block from us (actually, I think the same location blew apart recently and was repaired) and was happily belching flames into the air, despite the damp weather. Within about two minutes, Smyrna's firefighters were on the scene.



I stepped outside to take a couple of pictures. I was told by one of the gentlemen from the Fire Department that transformers are filled with oil, hence their amazing power to burn... and burn... and burn...



It's probably been close to an hour and it's still on fire. I asked him if they could just drop a box of baking soda in there and be done with it. The firefighter laughed and told me "No, we just watch it and wait for the electric company. They'll let it burn out, then repair it later."

Yes, I know. It's a slow news day.

-DG

Praise for Smyrna's Firefighters

As my first post here at "This is Smyrna, TN" I just want to send out a "thank-you" to our local firefighters. There's plenty of suspicion of government these days, and often rightfully so, but there still seem to be solid men and women who are serving this country and doing their jobs well. Particularly on the local level - and definitely here in Smyrna.

Last week, my sister took my three young children on a walk over to the Smyrna Library and its accompanying park. My kids (all under 4) LOVE fire trucks and firemen in general. So on their walk, my sister decided to take them by and see the fire station across from the park.

The gentlemen over there let them stand on the truck, see the equipment, and check out the fire station. Needless to say, the young ones had a blast. After coming home they sat all afternoon and colored the fire-related coloring books they'd been given and talked about the trucks and firemen.

I didn't get to go along this time, but I appreciate their generosity and neighborliness. Not to mention the fact that if there was ever a fire at my place, these guys would be the ones I'd want to see.

Cheers to our hometown firefighters! Keep up the good work!

(It's almost enough to make me want to buy a smoke detector!)