City of Upper Arlington, Ohio

The mission statement of the Fire Division includes the clause, "Through training and education, we will provide for the safety and well-being of the public...".

The Fire Division has provided a proactive fire safety program for Upper Arlington's public and private schools for many years. A civilian public education coordinator, who is a retired teacher or principal, spearheads the program.

A unique feature of this service is that professional educational lesson plans are presented in individual classroom settings rather than an "assembly" type environment.  Although much more labor-intensive, we also believe this approach is much more effective. We believe this is the only program of this type in the state of Ohio, and feel it results in a well-educated student body.

The primary goal of the program is to teach a different fire or life safety protective skill to every student in every classroom, in every school in grades preschool through eight, every year.