By Carter Hall, CSFD Firefighter
Most of us have New Year’s resolutions that include things such as living a healthier lifestyle, saving more and spending less, and simply enjoying life to the fullest. College Station’s 12-week Citizens Fire Academy, which begins Feb. 5, can help you fulfill at least one of those promises. Continue reading “3 ways Citizens Fire Academy will make you better”
Did you know that having a working smoke alarm in your home can increase your chance of surviving a fire by 50 percent? That makes smoke alarms your first line of defense in a fire. But did you also know you should replace your smoke alarms every 10 years? That’s the focus of Fire Prevention Week, which begins nationwide on Sunday, Oct. 9 and runs through Saturday, Oct. 15. Continue reading Checking your smoke alarm’s age could save your life
So you think your office had a bad day? Let me tell you what kind of day the College Station Fire Department had the other day. First, we had a car crash that sent three people to the emergency room. Then, there was a house fire where five people lost everything, followed by a baby getting locked in a car. And all this happened before lunch.
I decided to pursue a career with the College Station Fire Department after two personal experiences with emergency services in the late 1990s. In 1998, my sister survived a choking incident, and I lost my mother to a heart attack the following year. Very early in my fire department career, I attended the Texas A&M Fire School and was amazed, scared and forever determined that area residents needed to better understand exactly what is required of our firefighters.
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