MFB NON-EMERGENCY ROLES - MFB KidZone
MFB NON-EMERGENCY ROLES - MFB KidZone
MFB NON-EMERGENCY ROLES - MFB KidZone
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<strong>MFB</strong> <strong>NON</strong>-E ME RGE NCY ROL E S<br />
Community Education and Engagement<br />
Firefighters don’t just wait for fire and other emergencies to happen.<br />
<strong>MFB</strong> is very active in preventing fires and in educating the people of Melbourne<br />
to be responsible for their own fire safety and to know what to do if they do<br />
have a fire in their home or somewhere else.<br />
Firefighters attend many community events, make presentations and run<br />
programs and campaigns that all aim to spread home fire safety messages.<br />
<strong>MFB</strong> has an educational mobile unit called SmokeBUSter.<br />
D a nger o us Go o ds<br />
T h er e a r e l o t s o f h a za r d o u s c h emic a l s<br />
a n d d a n g er o u s go o d s st o r ed a n d u sed<br />
a t f a c t o r ies, sho ps a n d o t h er<br />
w o r k pl a c es a r o un d M el bo u r n e. T h e<br />
D a n g er o us Go o d s d epa r t men t o f M FB<br />
a d v ises t h e c o mmu n it y o n ho w t o<br />
sa f el y st o r e a n d h a n d l e t h ese t h in g s<br />
a n d o n t h e r u l es r eg a r d in g t h em. M FB<br />
f ir ef ig h t er s a l so in f o r m peo pl e o f w ha t<br />
t o d o if t h ey ha v e a f ir e o r a l ea k .<br />
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mfbkidzone.com.au<br />
Structural Fire Safety and Building Inspections<br />
<strong>MFB</strong> gives advice and comment to the Community,<br />
Industry and to Government Departments on the fire<br />
safety of buildings before they are built. <strong>MFB</strong> is also<br />
busy helping to maintain and improve the level of fire<br />
safety of Melbourne's existing buildings.<br />
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Fire Investigation<br />
The <strong>MFB</strong> Fire<br />
Investigation and<br />
Analysis Unit’s job<br />
is to improve<br />
community safety by<br />
finding out what<br />
has caused fires<br />
and then working to<br />
find ways that will<br />
stop other fires<br />
happening.<br />
Hydrant Indicating and<br />
Inspection<br />
<strong>MFB</strong> firefighters often inspect<br />
the fire hydrants near their<br />
fire stations to make sure<br />
they are in good working<br />
order. Firefighters also place<br />
indicators on power poles to<br />
show there is a fire hydrant<br />
nearby. These indicators are<br />
blue reflective squares on a<br />
white background and they<br />
help firefighters to find the<br />
hydrant more quickly,<br />
especially at night.<br />
www.mfb<br />
mfbkidzone.com.au<br />
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