Open House Summary 2008

The District’s annual Public Safety Day and Open House was held on Saturday, June 21, 2008, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This year's event provided residents an opportunity to visit with the District directors, staff and their neighbors as well as to ask questions and learn valuable information about District services. The event included several activities including tours of the District’s Fire Department. It was a fun-filled day with a barbeque hosted by the District and catered by the Pebble Beach Company, with hamburgers, veggie burgers, chicken, hot dogs, salads, dessert and soft drinks. Fire Department staff provided children with “hands-on” experience in fire safety as well as other household and safety practices. The event included sale of fire extinguishers, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, as well as servicing of existing fire extinguishers. Firefighters provided demonstrations on the proper use of fire extinguishers and provided free blood pressure checks. The American Red Cross volunteers offered information on disaster preparedness. A variety of professionals in the fields of fire protection, emergency services, wastewater disposal, solid waste disposal and recycling were available to share information at the Open House. Residents were provided an opportunity to verify their contact information on the District's web base Geographic Information Systems.

The PBCSD Staff members that were involved with the coordination of the Open House and Public Safety Day are happy to report another successful event. 

 Some of the statistics of this year’s event:

PBCSD staff present	9
Fire Department members present	15
Other Fire personnel assisting	5
Event Staff	29
Smoke Detectors sold	16
Carbon Monoxide Detectors sold	5
Kid Smart Vocal Smoke Detectors sold	2
Fire Extinguishers sold	40
Fire Extinguishers serviced	51
Meals served by Pebble Beach Co.	775
Vendors/Exhibitors present	20

This year, "Kids Corner" was once again coordinated by Fire Captain, Jennifer Valdez and was assisted by Firefighter, Mary Lou Young in teaching the children the various components of home fire safety.  

Also, this year the Live-Fire Intelligent Training System was used for the fire extinguisher training/demonstrations. A environmentally sound system eliminating the need to discharge and recharge costly dry-chemical or CO2 extinguishers.

The Staff will be conducting a post incident review of this year’s event and will initiate planning of the 2009 Open House.  The date has been tentatively set as Saturday June 20, 2009.

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