60+ Residents | West Metro Fire Protection District

WHAT DO YOU DO TO IMPROVE BALANCE AND MOBILITY?

Stay Active and improve your balance with the free Nymbl App

Did you know that most injuries can be prevented?

Why would you set yourself up for a potentially life changing injury when you can take a few steps to prevent serious injuries from happening to you and your loved ones?

Here are a few helpful tips for preventing injuries in and around your home:

Improve your balance and reduce your risk of injury by downloading the Nymbl App, Its free if you are 60 years of age or over!
You only get one brain and brain damage is not easily reversed - Wear a helmet whenever you are riding on anything that moves (firefighters do...)
Establish a three-foot safety clearance around all hot surfaces or open flames.
Lock up matches and lighters – keep them out of reach from children.
Get rid of any flaming candles and only use battery operated candles in your home.

SMOKE/CO ALARM installation & maintenance

SMOKE and CO ALARMS: Be sure your home has working smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms.

Using a 10-year battery-powered smoke/CO alarms eliminates the need to change your batteries multiple times a year.

If your alarm takes 9-V batteries, you should be changing your batteries every 6 months.

No matter if your alarm is hardwired, powered by 9V batteries or equipped with a 10-year Lithium battery, if you hear a chirp, you need to replace the batteries or the entire unit.

Smoke and co alarms should be installed per the manufacturers guidelines. Click to see where smoke alarms should be located in your home.

Did you know West Metro Fire offers low-cost smoke and co alarms to our residents 60 and older?! CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE!

Where to place smoke alarms in your home

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS - sign up and do your part

Click for Jefferson County Emergency Alerts

Click for Douglas County Emergency Alerts

Click for Personal Emergency Preparedness Resources

Click to set up your SMART911

Click to Request a File of Life

EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS

Stay informed about local emergencies as they happen by signing up for emergency alerts in your area

Jefferson County - Lookout Alert is the official emergency notification system of the regional collaborative of Jefferson County and all cities within it, the City and County of Broomfield and the City of Westminster. Through LookoutAlert, emergency responders can send emergency and public safety messages to residents. View FAQs.

EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS

Stay informed about local emergencies as they happen by signing up for emergency alerts in your area

Douglas County - CodeRED (Reverse 911) will alert you by phone, email and text about emergencies in your area. It will also provide you instructions on what to do to protect life and property. The system will notify you about police activity, lost children, wildfires, and other emergencies nearby.

ARE YOU PREPARED FOR AN EMERGENCY?

LEARN WHAT TO PACK IN AN EMERGENCY KIT

No one ever expects an emergency to happen when it does, so the best thing you can do is...Be Prepared.

SMART911 PROFILE

Smart911 allows you to create a safety profile for yourself and your household. Safety profiles can include the vital personal and medical information for each member of the home, a photo for each person and list any pets that may be in the home. This is provided provided directly to 9-1-1 when you call 9-1-1 in the event of an emergency, allowing dispatchers to send the right responders to the right location with the right information.

REQUEST A FILE OF LIFE

The File of Life is a card which contains vital personal medical information and is kept on the outside of your refrigerator in a bright red magnetic pocket, readily accessible to EMTs when they arrive on an emergency call.

WHERES YOUR HOUSEHOLD'S SAFE MEETING PLACE?

HOME ESCAPE PLAN: Don't wait until an emergency happens to realize you should have created an escape plan. Plan ahead and discuss what you and everyone who lives in your household should do if a fire occurs in the home. Know 2 ways out of every room, be sure to practice getting low under smoke and getting OUT. As a household, choose a meeting place outside of the home, so in an emergency, you all have a safe place to meet. This will help ensure you and the fire department knows if everyone is out of the home or if someone is still inside.

Having a safe meeting place is important for your family as well as our firefighters who will risk their lives to find your loved ones. Having everyone in one place keeps our firefighters safe. And remember - once you are OUT, stay OUT. Do not go back in for animals or material items.

Click here to create your home escape plan Version - Espanol

RESIDENTIAL FIRE SAFETY/FIRE EXTINGUISHER TRAINING

West Metro Fire Rescue offers fire safety presentations to groups of 8 or more residents upon request. Please click on the button above to submit a request for a presentation.

We ask for at least 3 weeks lead time to schedule a presentation. We will do our best to accommodate requests between 10AM-4PM. Requests between 4-7PM may require more lead time. Presentations are 1 - 1.5 hours long.

The presentation can include:

General residential fire safety and identification of common fire hazards in the home.
Hands-on Digital fire extinguisher training
Information about wildfire mitigation & emergency preparation
Personal emergency preparation
and other topics in line with West Metro Fire programs and services

CLICK HERE TO REQUEST A RESIDENTIAL SAFETY AND/OR FIRE EXTINGUISHER TRAINING

When using a fire extinguisher, remember the PASS method - Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep

CAR SEAT INSTALLATION - Have you made your appointment?

Did you know West Metro Fire Rescue offers car seat checks and installs provided by our certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians?

Learn how to install your seat correctly, what seat is appropriate for your child now, and when it is appropriate to move them into a new type of seat. We install infant only, rear-facing, forward-facing, convertible, combination, boosters, and specialty seats.

Installing car seats correctly can significantly reduce the risk of injury or death in case of a car accident. Car seats provide a secure and comfortable position for children to sit in, ensuring that they are protected from impact and any sudden movements.

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR A CAR SEAT APPOINTMENT

Car Seat Appointments are offered twice a month at West Metro Fire Station 10 - 3535 S Kipling Street.

Click the button above to sign up via SignUp Genius.

JOIN US FOR THE FAMILY FIRE MUSTER!

Come be a firefighter for a day at West Metro Fire Rescue's Family Fire Muster!

Its all about having fun while building skills that can keep you safe!

Learn how to: properly fit bike helmets then ride through our bike rodeo, create your family escape plan then crawl low under smoke, try CPR then heal teddy bears at the teddy bear clinic, tour our rigs and learn about all the tools firefighters use to help in emergencies. AND watch our firefighters in action with our live fire demonstrations!

Saturday, September 23, 2023

The event is FREE

Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Location: West Metro Fire Rescue Training Center & Fire Station #10 located at 3535 S. Kipling Street in Lakewood.

Join us! RSVP here Click for more details and to meet our Sponsors

Additional safety information for your home:

Post the Poison Control Center phone number with your emergency numbers: 1-800-222-1222
Register with the Consumer Product Safety Commission to receive product safety information and notification regarding product recalls.
Use Safe Kids Worldwide’s safety tips and home safety checklist to go room by room through your home.