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The first Hobart Fire station was established in Bathurst Street opposite its junction with Watchorn Street in 1859, with the current old station being built in 1911.
As Tasmania's population grew after 1900, new fire brigades were established in other towns.
From the mid to late 1800's the provision of organised fire fighting services was limited to Tasmania's two main urban settlements; Hobart and Launceston, plus the township of Longford.
Children from Prep meet the friendly firefighters from the School Fire Education Program and learn that Tasmania Fire Service firefighters are your friends.
TFS Education personnel deliver two 30 minute lessons for children in Prep.
They are also introduced to simple home fire safety messages that are central to the program in Grades 1 to 4.
For this age group though, parents and caregivers are still the best people to make sure that children are safe from fire.
The key messages for Prep classes include:
Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) receives regular requests from preschools and child care centres asking for firefighters to visit and teach children about home fire safety.
TFS does not deliver structured fire safety programs to these child groups below primary school age.
This decision was made based on research carried out by the Mental Health Services of the Royal Children’s Hospital and the Metropolitan Fire Brigade in Melbourne.
There are three 30 minute lessons for children in grades 5 to 6. The children are reminded of key home fire safety messages from previous years with practical examples.
This is the last time that students receive the School Fire Education Program, and the messages are geared to their growing independence.
Children in grades 5 to 6 still require guidance and supervision from responsible adults to keep them safe from fire.
This includes discussing personal responsibility, peer pressure and fire safety.
Key messages include:
