Community Outreach
Seminole County Fire Department (SCFD) is pleased to provide our community with several types of public safety education activities To make a community outreach request, fill out our online Community Outreach Request Form
Car Seat Checks
Seminole County Fire Department hosts a monthly car seat check at Seminole County Fire Station 27, located at 5280 Red Bug Lake Rd. in Winter Springs
Every third Thursday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
*SCFD can also accommodate child seat inspections and installations at other fire stations closer to your home. Appointment required to coordinate.
To schedule an appointment: Email scfdcommunityoutreach@seminolecountyfl.gov or call 407-665-5126. Allow 30 to 45 minutes per appointment.
SCFD partners with the Safe Kids Seminole Coalition to offer more car seat locations. Visit this webpage for additional details.
Visit Safe Kids Worldwide webpage for more information on car seat safety.
Smoke Alarm Program
Seminole County Fire Department (SCFD) offers the following smoke alarm programs:
Seminole County Fire Department Citizen Request Program
Residents in unincorporated Seminole County or in the Cities of Altamonte Springs, Casselberry and Winter Springs can request a smoke alarm installation in their home if they are unable to afford an alarm. Alarm(s) must be installed by the Seminole County Fire Department. SCFD also has a long-term partnership with the American Red Cross for education and installations as well. To request an alarm, please call 407-665-5100.
Smoke Alarms for the Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Are you deaf or hard of hearing? Do you take your hearing aids out at night?
Would you hear you r smoke alarms if it went off while you were sleeping?
A pillow or bed shaker can wake you up so that you can escape a fire. The shake is activated by the sound of the smoke alarm. Smoke alarms and alert devices are available FREE to Seminole County residents. Email SCFDPIO@SEMINOLECOUNTYFL.GOV
SCFD partners with American Red Cross to do several smoke alarm blitzes each year to install smoke alarms in at-risk communities. Visit the American Red Cross to learn more.
Community Outreach Programs
Safe Place Program
The Seminole County Fire Department is proud to be part of the Safe Place Program in Seminole County.
Safe Place is a community initiative that educates hundreds of thousands of young people every year about the dangers of trying to resolve difficult, threatening situations on their own. The project created a network of Safe Place sites where help can easily be found.
Safe Place is a nationally acclaimed program that is easily replicated in communities across the country. This program is a unique example of how communities can collaborate with the business sector, volunteers and youth service agencies to provide temporary safe havens for youth in crisis. Thousands of young people have received help at designated Safe Place locations across the country.
Business and community buildings display the diamond-shaped yellow and black Safe Place logo identifying them as Safe Place sites - places in neighborhoods where youth can get immediate help.
All Seminole County Fire Stations and Seminole County Animal Services Building are designated as a "safe place". Other Safe Place sites include fast food restaurants, convenience stores, movie theaters, and other community facilities such as police departments, libraries, YMCA and Boys & Girls Clubs. In some cases, buses are designated as mobile Safe Place sites.
It is estimated that over two million young people run away from home each year. Increasing numbers of kids are also being put out of their homes by disinterested, frustrated, or abusive parents. On the streets, these youth are vulnerable to many dangers. They are significantly more likely to commit suicide. Without help, their future is uncertain. Safe Place offers access to immediate help for any youth experiencing a crisis situation.
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Sharps Container
Handlers of recyclable materials have grown increasingly concerned about sticks resulting from hypodermic needles, or "sharps," that have been accidentally put into home recycling bins. Trash collectors are often injured by needles that have been improperly packaged or simply thrown loose into household trash.
Sharps that are put in household recycling bins can cause serious problems. Seminole County Fire Department now offers free sharps containers at all local fire stations. To pick up a sharps container, simply go to your neighborhood fire station between 8:00am - 8:00pm. Firefighters will assist you in obtaining this piece of safety equipment.
Improperly disposed sharps are hazardous because they can cause infections and spread disease. Although waste handlers are the most at risk, children, family pets, and wild animals may also be injured.
It is important to remember that sharps are only a problem when they are not handled properly.
Used Sharps Drop-Off Sites
All Seminole County fire stations, the Seminole County Health Department and the Osceola Landfill are optional drop-off sites. Please be sure to properly package your sharps according to the safe-handling procedures outlines on this webpage. Locations have the right to refuse any sharps that are not safely contained. Absolutely no containers are to be left in a fire station without the knowledge of personnel on duty.
Safe Kids
Seminole County Fire Department is a member of the Seminole County Safe Kids Coalition that is led by the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office. Safe Kids Worldwide focuses on unintentional injuries to children up to the age of 14.
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Safe Haven
Santa Express
Santa Is Coming To Seminole County
During the holiday season, Santa can be scheduled to visit any neighborhood in Seminole County that reserves a special time in advance. Unfortunately, Santa cannot visit every neighborhood and street in Seminole County, so it is important that your homeowner’s association or neighborhood group reserve a time early.
Seminole County Fire Department asks that all associations and groups have a community leader that would not mind dressing up as Santa. Our fire engine will pick up Santa at your designated location and drive through the neighborhood spreading holiday cheer. If you would like to pass out gifts or candy, please have those items available at the designated pickup site.
Please keep in mind the following guidelines.
• Santa must be provided by the association.
• Santa must sign a Release Form prior to boarding the unit.
• Santa must be 18 years or older.
• A chase vehicle must be provided by the requestor.
• The unit officer may at anytime stop or refuse to transport Santa if an unsafe condition arises.
• The unit transporting Santa may stay 30 minutes, at the most, after a drop off for public relations demonstrations.
• Fire Department units must always remain available to answer emergency calls.
Please be advised that due to emergency calls the scheduled unit may be delayed or unable to fulfill the request. During the Santa Express route, an emergency call may occur, causing Santa to be transferred to the chase vehicle.
To reserve a time for your neighborhood, please complete the Community Outreach Request Form that goes directly to Santa’s Helper (our Public Education and Information Office) or call 407-665-5126.
Fire Station Tours and Fire Apparatus Displays
The Seminole County Fire Department welcomes guests into our fire stations. Fire station tours are conducted for church groups, schools, social clubs, mom's groups and other organizations. All tours are personalized for each student group dependent on age/grade in school.
We welcome international and local groups to each of the stations.
If you are interested in having a fire station tour at one of our facilities, fill out the online Community Outreach Request Form or call the Community Outreach Line 407-665-5126.
Juvenile Firesetter Prevention and Intervention Program
Seminole County's Juvenile Firesetter Prevention and Intervention Programs (JFS) provide specialized fire safety education for target at-risk children and teens with an interest in or a history of starting fires, creating destructive incendiary devices or pulling fire alarms. By offering fire safety education instruction and community outreach presentations, the program helps reduce incidents of injury, property loss and death.
The JFS program is a family-oriented processes requiring parent/guardian participation. At-risk children can be referred to the program by parents/guardians, public safety agencies, the county's public school system, counseling agencies or referred by the judicial system.
The JFS program operates under the direction of Seminole County Fire Department, Lake Mary Fire Department, Longwood Fire Department, Oviedo Fire Department and the Sanford Fire Department.
To enroll a youth or obtain more information, please contact the Seminole County Fire Marshal's office at 407-665-5054.