The Life-Safe Program
The Dunbar Fire Department is an active participant in the life safe program. This program offers training to businesses that we believe provides the knowledge needed to properly and safely deal with planning for emergencies. We enjoy the working relationships we have with the local business owners and their employees. We highly recommend that you get involved in this program and please contact us if you need more information.
What is Life-Safe?
Life Safe is a cooperative effort between building owners and managers, and the fire departments and mayors of the cities of Charleston, Dunbar, Nitro, Saint Albans, and South Charleston. The purpose of Life Safe is to ensure that building owners/managers endorse and train their tenants/ employees in proper fire prevention; and, prepare them to safely evacuate themselves and others from their facility, or to shelter-in-place, in an emergency. There are no fees to participate. The mission of Life Safe is to improve the safety of our citizens, and to prevent the loss of life and property.
How is the Mission carried out?
- Educate participants to recognize a safe environment.
- Raise their level of awareness of Fire Safety (at work and at home).
- Encourage participants to be proactive, not reactive, during all emergency situations.
- Instruct participants on when and how to safely evacuate a facility.
- Instruct participants on when and how to shelter-in-place.
- Improve fire safety standards at business/community/living locations.
- Assist building owners and managers on how to maintain a facility that meets fire codes — federal, state, and local.
The Dunbar Fire Department will deliver the training and assistance to owners/occupants to fulfill the mission of the life safe program. When you enroll in the program, our representative will contact you to describe the next steps. The fire department considers the safety of all citizens/owners/and workers within our response area a high priority.
How to get Started...
If you need information on how to get started or just have general questions, please contact us by phone or use the form below. Please allow 2-3 business days for us to make contact with you when using the contact form.
