FIRE DEPARTMENT

Brookings Fire Department
Darrell Hartmann, Fire Chief
607 20th Avenue
Brookings, SD 57006
605-692-6323 Phone
605-697-8353 Fax
dhartmann@cityofbrookings.org
General Questions
brookingsfd@cityofbrookings.org

Fire Safety

One of the most common occurrences for a house fire is the transition from the warm summer months into a cold South Dakota winter. Whether it is a flue fire caused by a bird's nest in your chimney or a dirty furnace that needs to be cleaned, we suggest going through the steps below to make sure your house is fire safe and winter-ready.

Fire Prevention is something we should practice year around, but we seem to think about it more in the winter months. Some of the things we need to think about are smoke detectors. Are they in good working order? Do they need fresh batteries? Are they in the right places? Do we have enough in our home? We also need to have furnaces inspected and fire places cleaned and inspected. We have been getting more fire runs the last few years concerning Carbon Monoxide. This is due to more people installing CO detectors in their homes. We have found that these detectors have saved several lives in our area.

Please sit down with your family and talk about your fire escape plans and practice them if you haven't for a while. Have a good fire escape plan and keep everything in good working order.

Prevention now may save you heartache later.