Community Services and Public Education Division

Fun Sites For Kids Fire PALS
SmokeyBear
USFA KIDS
Sparky
Safe Kids
FirstGov for Kids


Our Links
Safety Trailer
Safety Programs
Safe Haven
Car Seat Fitting
Contact Us
Waterloo Fire Rescue's Community Services/Public Education Office schedules, plans and implements safety events and programs for the citizens of Waterloo. From the time-honored tradition of displaying a fire truck for children to view, to helping improve citizen safety, Waterloo Fire Rescue has taken community service to another level. Through our Safety Trailer, Bicycle Safety Rodeos, Family Fire Safety Nights, Car Seat Fit Stations and our unique school-based injury prevention program, Fire PALS; Waterloo Fire Rescue continues to expand our public education efforts in order to help "Build a Safety conscious Community".

Programs of Waterloo Fire Rescue:

  1. Fire PALS (Prevent Accidents Live Safe): School-based injury prevention program for children grades Kindergarten through 5.
  2. Safe Havens: All Fire Stations in the City are designated as Safe Havens; they provide citizens a safe place to go to for help or assistance.
  3. Family Safety Night: Fire safety topics presented at PTO meetings.
  4. Partners in Education: Walter Cunningham School for Excellence
  5. Safety Programs:
    1. Fire Safety
    2. Water Safety
    3. Bicycle Safety
    4. Home Safety
  6. Prevention Division:
    1. Life Safety Inspections
    2. Rental and Residential Inspections
    3. Arson K-9 Investigation
  7. Safety Classes:
    1. E.D.I.T.H. Exit Drills In The Home
    2. CPR Instruction
    3. Fire Extinguisher Classes
    4. Hazardous Materials Training Center
      1. Hazardous Materials Training
      2. Confined Spaces Training
  8. Additional Community Services:
    1. Smoke detector installation for the elderly and low income
    2. Boarding/condemning of unoccupied and hazardous structures
    3. Loaner program for replacement of carbon monoxide detectors
    4. Senor Lock Box program
This page was created by WATERLOO FIRE RESCUE. Copyright 1997. None of the material on this site can be used in any other site or publication without expressed permission from the author. Questions or comments should be directed to the
Community Services Department.

Updated 12-19-05