East Gwillimbury Fire and Emergency Service (EGFES) perform many tours, presentations, and safety programs for all ages. Consider booking a presentation or tour for school groups, children's organizations, seniors homes, etc.

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Fire Hall Tours

EGFES offers fire station tours where you can see our stations, many of our fire trucks, and the role firefighters play in our community. You will also receive various lessons on fire and life safety skills.

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Fire Safety for Older Adults

Adults need to know how to protect themselves, be prepared, and live in an environment that is free from fire hazards. EGFES offers fire safety programs for all local seniors. Our Fire Safety for Older Adults' programs help to communicate concerns as well as bring attention to fire and fall prevention and emergency preparedness.

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School Programs

It is never too early to start talking about the importance of fire and life safety.

EGFES offers grade-specific fire and life safety programs for school-aged children from kindergarten to grade eight. Children will learn the basic skills necessary to respond promptly and effectively when confronted with fire and given the right tools and information to allow them to make smarter choices about fire and life safety.

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Daycare, After School Programs, and Montessori Schools

EGFES offers a tools and toys programs for our young audience which focus on good and bad behaviours related to fire safety. Topics of discussion include:

  • Introduction of basic fire safety (smoke alarm sound)
  • Crawl low under smoke
  • Familiarization of firefighters including their gear (opportunity to try gear on)
  • Fire truck tours
  • Sparky visits

Presentation runs about 30 to 40 minutes.
Junior and senior kindergarten

EGFES introduces kindergarten students to fire and life safety with discussions on:

  • Firefighters are our friends
  • What is 911
  • What is hot, what is not
  • Show firefighter gear to students (opportunity to try gear on)
  • Fire truck tours
  • Sparky visits

Presentation runs about 30 to 45 minutes.
Grade one

Grade one students start to learn about fire prevention through our travelling Sparky program. This program is based on the school's current curriculum. The program runs throughout the school year. It will be dropped off in September and then collected in the spring.

  • Each student will have the opportunity to take plush Sparky home
  • Complete the checklist with their family and record the experience
  • In the spring, the fire department returns to speak with the class about their experience and the activities 
  • Fire truck tours
  • Sparky visits

Presentation runs about 45 to 60 minutes.
Grade two

Grade two students review what they have learned in previous years about fire and life safety. They also learn about the importance of having a home escape plan and what to do with it. Topics covered include:

  • Smoke and Carbon Monoxide (CO) alarms
  • Home Escape Plans (how to create one, meeting places, and practicing with the family)
  • Sleeping with the door closed

Presentation runs about 45 to 60 minutes.
Grade three

Grade three students are presented with the understanding and importance of home safety and being prepared for a fire. Topics covered include:

  • Home fire prevention (prepare, prevent, practice)
  • Making smart choices with fire
  • Smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms

Presentation runs about 45 to 60 minutes
Grade four 

Grade four students focus on fire prevention with everyday household hazards. Topics covered include:

  • What is a hazard?
  • What dangers come with these hazards?
  • How to prevent these hazards
  • Group participation: hazards hidden throughout the classroom and students will identify them and explain why they are considered a household hazard

Presentation runs about 45 to 60 minutes.
Grade five 

Grade five students focus on a fun review of fire and life safety through a game of Jeopardy. This game will review:

  • Smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms
  • Home escape planning
  • Fire hazards
  • Dangers of fire
  • Prevention
  • What do to when you call 911

Presentation runs about 45 to 60 minutes.
Grade six 

Grade six students will learn the depth of carbon monoxide (CO) through understanding its dangers and its expectations. Topics of discussion include:

  • What is CO (Silent Killer)
  • What produces CO
  • Prevention of CO
  • Symptoms of CO

Presentation runs about 45 to 60 minutes
Grade seven 

Grade seven students learn about preparing for an emergency or disaster. Emergencies or disasters can happen anywhere and in most cases happen when you least except them. Topics of discussion include:

  • 72-hour preparedness kits
  • Risks of emergencies/disasters in York Region and East Gwillimbury
  • Having a plan
  • Evacuations

Presentation runs about 45 to 60 minutes
Grade eight 

Grade eight students will learn about safety in the kitchen. Most students at this age are learning to cook for themselves and for younger siblings while home alone. Kitchen fires are the number one cause of residential fires and can easily be prevented. Topics of discussion include:

  • Identify and eliminate hazards that contribute to kitchen fires
  • Describe safe cooking behaviours
  • Ontario law relating to smoke and carbon monoxide alarms
  • Importance of a home fire escape plan

Presentation runs about 45 to 60 minutes