Safety Trailer - Fire Escape Demonstration

Purchased in 1997 with community donations, the Fire Safety Trailer is a specially designed mobile home that allows children and adults alike a chance to watch what happens when fire ignites in the home. More importantly, it teaches us to identify fire safety hazards and to practice fire escapes from the home.Designed originally for kids, age 8 to 11, the trailer's key message is fire prevention. If you pay close attention inside, you'll actually be able to prevent the trailer's demonstration fire from occurring. But then you'd miss the great escape, which includes climbing down a ladder. Children love that feature. Adult participants are asked to exit through the door.

Those wishing to borrow the MCFPA Fire Safety Trailer

must agree to the following conditions:

MCFPA Fire Safety Trailer Use Agreement

Requesting Organization: ___________________________________________

Address: _______________________________________________________

Phone/Fax: _____________________________________________________

E-mail Address: __________________________________________________

Responsible Person: ______________________________________________

DATE of PICKUP: _________________ DATE of RETURN: ____________

Use of the Missoula County Fire Protection Association (MCFPA) Fire Safety Trailer [herein referred to as the Trailer] requires the user to agree to the following terms:1. Transport the Trailer to and from its Missoula base using a qualified driver and a 3/4 ton vehicle with a frame-mounted hitch, electric trailer breaks and an electrical hookup approved by an MCFPA-endorsed mechanic. 2. Provide proof of motor vehicle insurance coverage, including liability and damage, sufficient to cover any damage to the trailer.3. Accept liability for any damage(s) caused during its use or transport.4. Accept responsibility for accidents or injuries resulting from use or transport of the Trailer.5. Arrange with MCFPA for training of at least one person in the operation of the Trailer prior to its use.6. Provide $250 for use of the Trailer to cover maintenance costs.7. Return the Trailer to Missoula clean and undamaged.

I agree to the terms set forth above for the use of the MCFPA Fire Safety Trailer. I also agree to hold harmless the Officers and Members of the MCFPA for any damage or injuries that may occur through the use or transport of said Trailer.

_________________________________________________ Signature

_____________________Signature Date

Imagine you awake to the scream of your smoke alarm; in a matter of seconds your bedroom is filled with dense smoke and the door to your escape is hot to the touch... What would you do?

MCFPA has TWO FIRE-SAFETY DEMONSTRATION Trailers that give you the opportunity to find out.

The first is the Fire Safety Trailer . Partially funded
by public donations, this child-proof trailer is used
to educate about fire and smoke hazards.

Meanwhile, the MCFPA Sprinkler Trailer helps firefighters demonstrate the dynamics of indoor residential sprinklers.

Both trailers are available for public events, if not scheduled elsewhere. Contact us.