Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, District 6 Commissioner Samuel B. Ings and Fire Chief John Miller Host Neighborhood at Station 7 Open House
Mayor Dyer will also Work-Along with the Orlando Fire Department to Install Smoke Detectors in Resident Homes

WHAT:
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, District 6 City Commissioner Samuel B. Ings and Orlando Fire Chief John Miller invite residents from neighborhoods located in the Fire Station 7 service area to a community open house. The open house at Fire Station 7 will provide residents from approximately 18 neighborhoods in the area with a tour of the fire station, fire safety tips for the home, blood pressure checks and opportunities to meet their hometown fire fighters.

Before the open house, Orlando Mayor Dyer will work-along with District 6 City Commissioner Ings and the Orlando Fire Department to distribute and install free smoke detectors in resident homes in the Washington Shores neighborhood. They will go door-to-door to ensure homes in the area have a working smoke detector. Smoke alarms are the most effective early warning devices available in the event of a fire. Having a smoke alarm in the home cuts the chance of dying from a house fire nearly in half.

WHEN:
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Work-Along: 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Open House: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

WHERE:
Fire Station 7
601 South Goldwyn Avenue

WORK-ALONG BACKGROUND:
As part of Mayor Dyer’s commitment to providing citizens with the high quality service they have come to expect, he participates in work-alongs with various City staff. Mayor Dyer has worked with Code Enforcement Officers, gone door-to-door with Orlando Police Officers delivering valuable City information to residents in the Parramore Heritage Neighborhood, assisted City staff and children of the Nap Ford Community School in planting a community garden and worked in the customer service and development review areas of Permitting Services.

ORLANDO FIRE DEPARTMENT BACKGROUND:
Established in 1885, OFD began as a group of dedicated volunteers. Operating as "Orlando Hook and Ladder Company No. 1", "Orlando Hose Company No. 1", and "Mechanics Hose and Engine Company No. 2", these men proudly served to protect the lives and property of the 1,666 citizens of Orlando.

Today the more than 496 men and women of OFD proudly continue this tradition with 17 Firehouses serving a population of more than 240,000 people within a 111 square mile area. In 2011, OFD responded to 51,236 emergency incidents ranging from fires and emergency medical calls to rescue and other emergency-type incidents. The department is ranked in the top 1/10th of 1 percent of all fire departments in the nation with an ISO rating of 1.

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