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Activities during October again intensified with fire prevention month. The members who participated in this program went two days at each of the four elementary schools. We also made an addition to our programs by adding a police module for the children to attend. Lino Lakes Police and Circle Pines/Lexington Police participated with us. Kindergarten through third grade were rotated through four stations, subjects being: 1. Match & Lighter Safety Testing & Placement of Smoke Detectors 2. Stop, Drop, & Roll exercise Check door before exiting and crawling under smoke 3. Showed & explained fire prevention pictures Miss use of extension cords, frayed or damaged wires Visible addresses on houses Stove safety Combustibles to close to furnace & water heater Lint buildup in dryers 4. Police when to dial 911 and practiced on phones Stranger danger There was a total of 82 classes (2143 students) that went through this program. The firefighters worked many hours conducting this program. The Life Safety Inspection of the businesses in our fire district has been a steady process throughout the entire year. The main inspector is Thierry Chevallier putting in many hours for the year. Marc Stark, Kathy Mischke, and June Rodriguez also participated in this program as well as Dave Bruder being added on towards the end of the year. By the end of 1994, 196 businesses have been inspected and the problems corrected and verified through follow up inspections. Every business in our district has been inspected. Our computerized preplans is well under way with 56 of our business now in the computer. At present the following personnel are involved with many hours already into the program: Marc Stark, Stu Domitz, June Rodriguez When all businesses have been completed the preplans will be put into books and issued to all officers as well as put on every vehicle. Working hand in hand with the inspectors these preplans will be updated yearly. Page 4