SAFETY 

LIFE SAFETY EDUCATION CENTER

The Life Safety Education Center is designed to assist in fire injury prevention education. The trailer is 30 feet long, 12 feet high, and weighs 6000 pounds. It was donated to the fire department by the Miamiville Emergency Support Services. The center features a control room which is equipped with closed circuit TV system, and a smoke generator. Smoke can be directed to individual rooms by gate valves. Smoke detectors are located in each room and can be individually activated by the control room. There are two floors, with each floor being a classroom. The first floor is set up as a living room and contains the 911 phone. Here children can practice making 911 calls to the control room operator. Next is a working kitchen with a stove and refrigerator. Kitchen safety topics can be demonstrated and practiced here. The upstairs is designed as a bedroom. Here the children learn two ways out, and how to climb down a chain ladder. Both levels have a heated door to teach how to properly test a door before opening it.

KTCHEN                                                                                                         BEDROOM

This is the upstairs bedroom and classroom. It has a small bed, a wall mirror, a bench to sit on, windows with curtains and blinds, and a sliding door to the balcony. There are roof power vents to evacuate the smoke after training a class. The sliding glass doors exit to the balcony where there is a chain ladder for escape training. On the left entering the room is the heated door. There are power vent controls in the room along with a call button for smoke. The walls are painted with safety logos such as Stop, Drop, and Roll.

The kitchen is located in the center of the trailer and is complete with a stove, microwave, refrigerator, sink, and coffee maker. All appliances are in working order and available for use by the staff for teaching. Most of the appliances are 120 volt house current and require connection to an external power source. There is a water tank that hold fresh water and a 12 volt pump to provide water on demand. Some amenities are kept stocked on board for the crew ( mostly coffee). There are regular cabinets for storage, and a complete set of pots and pans for the stove. The kitchen is off the main entrance door and the first room everyone enters in the trailer.

LIVING ROOM                                                                                                        CONTROL ROOM

The living room is located in the center of the trailer and to the left of the control room on the lower level. There is a realistic looking fireplace in the back wall. The 911 phone is located on the left wall and is connected to the control room. There are benches for seating on both walls. The rear door opens out to a deck and is handicap accessible with a special ramp stored outside. The heated door is located at the entrance to the room. As with the bedroom, there are fire safety messages painted on the walls.

This is the control room where two people can sit and control most functions. The smoke generator is on the floor and smoke is passively piped into the rooms. Valves on the wall can shut-off the smoke to any room. A closed circuit TV is equipped with an automatic scanning controller to switch among cameras. The buttons on the wall control for the individual smoke detectors located in each rooms. An intercom connects to the living room 911 phone. The P.A. system and remote microphone controls are located in this room.