MHFire offers complimentary child safety seat inspections on an appointment basis for District residents. Several of our members have completed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s approved inspector class and would be happy to check your seat to see if it is functioning properly. Child safety seats ("pumpkin" style and forward facing booster seats) are recommended for children from birth through approximately 7 years of age. To have your seat installed and/or checked, contact us at 314-298-4400.  - top -

National Safety Council First Aid
This program is designed for anyone wishing to learn what to do before the ambulance or other medical help arrives.  Please call 314-298-4400 today!

ICE Your Phone In Case of Emergency
Have you put ICE in your mobile phone/device?

WHY? You may not carry a "in case of emergency, notify _____" card in your wallet or purse or car, but you probably carry a cell phone. What about your spouse? Your teenagers? Putting an ICE contact in a cell phone list with a name and telephone number enables Emergency Services (fire, police, EMTs, paramedics, ER personnel) to contact the right people in the event of an emergency.

HOW? Create an entry in your cell phone directory called ICE (In Case of Emergency) and list the name and number of the person you would like a paramedic or other emergency responder to call if you are unable to do so in an emergency situation. For multiple numbers, you can create ICE1 and ICE2 entries. It is helpful to first responders if you enter multiple entries to label them as ICE1 - Spouse and ICE2 - Dad, etc.

ICE is the brainchild of British paramedic Bob Bortchie, who recognized the need for emergency contact information for patients who cannot always speak for themselves. A national campaign was launched in the UK years ago but had limited impact until the first series of London terrorist attacks. Those explosions rendered many victims unconscious and unidentifiable, which sparked an e-mail campaign to spread the ICE idea around the world.

We encourage everyone to have at least one ICE contact in their cell phone. Parents - please do not let your children leave the house without it!

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	MHFire's Most Recent "FIRE WIRE" Newsletter Our Most Recent Edition Now! (a .pdf file)
	Building Permit from MHFire: Download the Building Permit Form Now! (a .pdf file)
	Fire Extinguisher Information: Got a Fire? Put It Out Right! (a .pdf file)
	Carbon Monoxide: (a .pdf file) Understand How What You Can't See Can Hurt You
	Home Fire Safety Information: (a .pdf file) Be Informed and Be Safe!
	Home Fire Inspection Information: (a .pdf file) Wanna' See How Safe Your Home Is?
	Matches Information: (a .pdf file) See What To Do With the Nation's #1 Fire Starter
	"There's A Fire! What Do I Do?": (a .pdf file) Information: See How To Get Out and Live
	Smoke Detector Information: (a .pdf file) The Life It Saves May Be yours!

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