Annual Home Show

This is an event, usually held in the second week of April, allowing the community to see the newest in home technology, whether it involves electrical, heating, utilities, banking needs, borough assistance on land options, or home appliances. The Kenai Builders Association donates space to the fire departments, mainly CES, to provide information to the community on fire public education. This entails three days of involvement, with Friday allowed for set-up, and the actual show beginning on Saturday, running from 9 AM until 8 PM, and on Sunday, starting at 10 AM and lasting upon 6 PM. Takedown usually takes 1-1/2 to 2 hours.

Kenai Village Health Fair

This is a one day event, usually the first of March, involving the health industry, including but not limited to, health screenings by Central Peninsula General Hospital, information provided by organizations dealing with cancer, tobacco problems, water conditioning, blood donations through the Kenai Peninsula Blood Bank, and fitness organizations. There’s safety education and information provided by members of the Kenai Peninsula Coalition of Safe Kids, promoting bike safety, car seat safety inspections, safe swimming, water safety provided by the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, and area police departments providing kids photo and fingerprinting I.D.’s

State Farm’s Soldotna Safety Days in conjunction with the Kenai Peninsula Coalition of Safe Kids

This one day event usually happens the second third week in May at our area Fred Meyers due to the number of people shopping at that time of the year. The event is geared towards kids’ safety, providing photo I.D. by the Alaska State Troopers and Soldotna Police Department. Kenai and Soldotna Animal Control answering question regarding pets, mainly cats and dogs. Safe Kids providing car seat safety inspections, and CES providing a booth, along with having various pieces of equipment on display for the publics inspection, and answer questions related to the fire department. Additional organizations include the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, providing inspections of river craft at no cost to the public, also Alaska State Parks, and U.S. Fish & Wildlife.

EMS Week

During this week, CES makes it a point to provide visibility and valuable information to the community concerning the heightened interest in EMS, to both acknowledge the heroic and diligent efforts of EMS providers in our  community and to give Americans information they need to live safer lives. This event occurs the third week in May, starting on Sunday and extends through Saturday of the same week. CES normally takes the last two days of the week to celebrate this special occasion. Fred Meyers, again, has been the location of choice due to the high amount of traffic and accessibility. CES provides a booth with numerous pieces handout material, providing personnel to answer questions, administer blood pressures, and pieces of apparatus for the publics’ inspection.

Smoke Detector Give Away Program

This program began in 1997, when investigating home fires, within the fire district, found most homes without smoke detectors or detectors without batteries. Money budgeted each year allows the bureau to purchase sufficient numbers of smoke detectors to hand-out to home owners who have no smoke detectors or can’t afford purchasing one. The Kenai Peninsula Borough’s Rick Manager, Gary Lamb, has allowed the fire department to also install smoke detectors, guaranteeing their installation once they’re handed to the homeowner. Approximately 40 smoke detectors are issued on an annual basis Along that same thought, CES promotes “Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery” campaign each year, with PSA’s to the media and making use of the reader board located on the Binkley side of the building. This campaign reminds the community the importance of, not only checking the smoke detector, but also changing the battery twice a year. When you change your clock for daylight savings time, Change your Battery in your smoke detectors.

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