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Chief Jonathan D. Cohn
Recently Amended Fire Prevention Codes The Village recently amended its FIRE PREVENTION CODES (PDF File). A copy of the new codes is available in PDF format for your review. (viewing PDF files requires Adobe
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The Info That Is Needed A person feels pain in their chest, someone has difficulty breathing or a person is injured. All these may require a call to 911 and a response of emergency personnel. During the emergency there are a number of questions that need to be asked. If the patient is unable to answer or does not remember the information, it may delay treatment or the treatment can be improper and affect the patient’s outcome because of their medical history. A sheet of paper called the File of Life can help those responding to the emergency with vital health information about the patient. The Greendale Fire Department has created an information sheet that residents can provide the necessary information to the emergency personnel when responding to a request for a medical emergency. The sheet has an area for personal contact information. It is important that this information be as current as possible. Residents should review and update the sheet if there is any change in medications, surgeries or other personal information.
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reader,  To save time for the emergency personnel having to look for the information, we ask that the sheet be kept on the outside of the refrigerator held in place by a magnet. This information sheet will be taken with the patient to the hospital. So it is important that residents have a copy of this information for their records. If a new file is needed you can contact the Greendale Fire Department at 423-2131 during business hours or go the Village web site, www.greendale.org, and click on the fire department icon to download the file of life form. Statement of Privacy Practices The following is a statement of Greendale Fire Department's Statement of Privacy Practices. This statement details how Personal Health Information generated by Greendale Fire Department can be released and your rights which control this release. Greendale Fire Department's Statement of Privacy Practices. (PDF File) (viewing PDF files requires Adobe Acrobat reader, available as a free download from the Adobe web site)
Fire Department Programs 
Fire Prevention Week is held nation wide during the week of October 9th to commemorate the Chicago and Peshtigo Fires. The Department's Safety Team presents the Fire Safety Message to K - 3rd graders with humor. High School Seniors This program is for high school seniors who are getting ready for college dorm life. It refreshes the students' memory on fire safety and shows how to get out alive if a fire would occur while in the college dorms. Senior Citizen Fire Safety The Greendale Fire Department provides training and awareness classes for all of our senior citizen apartment complexes. We are also there to try and answer their questions about safety for senior citizens. Fire Station Tours A Fire Station Tour provides an on site visit to the firehouse for children and members of the community. Tours can be arranged by calling 423.2131. Adult Education Trailer This trailer is sponsored by the Wisconsin Alliance for Fire Safety to provide educational information to adults on smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, extinguishers and any other questions persons may have about Fire Safety. Fire Extinguisher Throughout the year businesses can call to schedule training classes for their employees. Juvenile Fire-Setter Program The Greendale Fire Department has always been committed to serving the people; Greendale has joined with other Fire Departments to form the Milwaukee County Task Force for Juvenile Fire-Setters. If you have a son or daughter that has a curiosity with fire or find them playing with matches, etc. contact the Principal of your child's school or call the Fire Department directly by dialing 423.2131 to arrange a meeting with a Juvenile Fire-Setter Officer. CPR Classes The public can sign up for CPR Classes through the Greendale Park and Recreation Department located at 5900 South 51st Street, 423.2790. Instructors are members of the Greendale Fire Department. Blood Pressures The Fire Department is open for the public to have their blood pressure taken. The public is welcome to stop by any day of the week between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. for this free service. Car Seat Safety Check
Links United States Fire Administration Kids Page www.usfa.fema.gov/kids Children's Hospital Poison Center www.chw.org/Emergency/emergency.htm U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission www.cpsc.gov/indexmain.html Safety Belt Safe U.S.A. www.carseat.org Wisconsin Alliance for Fire Safety www.wafs.org Staying Alive www.stayingalive.mb.ca/content.shtml Survive Alive Village www.survivealive.org Federal Emergency Management for Kids www.fema.gov/kids National Safe Kids www.safekids.org Fire Avenger www.fireavenger.com Hot Topics
The Greendale Fire Department is taking part in a program called: ”Keep the Wreath Green” Through the holiday season the fire department will have a wreath displayed in front of the station decorated with green lights and 1 white light. The white light at the top of the wreath is in remembrance of all firefighters who have died in the line of duty. A green light is replaced with red light each time our department responses to a fire during the Holiday Season. It is our hope that everyone will have safe holiday and keep our wreath green.
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