We send a fire truck and crew to visit you
The MFS offers educational appliance visits for pre-schools, schools, higher education facilities, youth and community groups with an educational or community focus.
We are not able to provide educational appliance visits to playgroups, family day care, kindergyms, child and family care, out of school hours’ care or other private events and activities.
Each visit will consist of one crew, being four firefighters and a fire truck, and is free of charge. The visit includes a fire safety talk from our firefighters followed by a look at the fire truck.
To receive a visit from the MFS, the following conditions must apply.
Conditions of MFS Community and Schools Educational Visit
- Application must be submitted with a minimum of five (5) weeks’ notice.
- Minimum of 15 and a maximum of 40 participants (inclusive of all adults & children).
- To cater for more participants (above maximum numbers listed above) additional bookings must be made using a separate form for each booking.
- CHILDREN MUST BE 4 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER OR AT LEAST 80% OF THE CLASS IS OVER THIS AGE.
- Where the group is primarily children under 7 years (80%), it is a requirement that there is an adult supervisory ratio of one adult per five children.
- The visit will consist of a fire safety talk from firefighters followed by a look at the fire truck.
- Community and Schools Educational Visits are a maximum of one hour in duration and available subject to operational requirements between 9.30 am and 2.00 pm Monday to Friday excluding public holidays.
- Only one booking per group per day.
- The fire truck must stand on hard surfaces - not grassed areas or ovals.
- The crew and fire truck may be required to respond to emergencies at any time, so they must be able to exit the site quickly at all times.
- The fire truck is not accessible for those in wheelchairs or with significant mobility issues.
- The MFS is not able to provide Educational Appliance Visits to playgroups, family day care, kindergyms, child and family care, out of school hours’ care (OSCH), vacation care or private events and activities of a commercial nature.
Booking an MFS Community and Schools Educational Visit
Due to the popularity of our educational appliance visits, it is a requirement that all booking requests be made at least five (5) weeks in advance. This will ensure the best opportunity of securing a booking. Booking requests will be dealt with in order of receipt.
Fire trucks can be loud and intimidating. Please ensure attendees with sensory conditions are prepared with carers or other assistance items, such as headphones, on hand.
If members of your group have special needs, such as interpreters please include this in the additional information section in the online booking form.
The crew and fire truck may be required to respond to emergencies at any time before or during the visit. This may result in the crew having to leave early or having to cancel with no notice. This scenario is beyond our control. Should this occur, we will assist you with re-booking your visit.
Please feel free to call us on 8204 3611 to discuss any concerns ahead of your visit.
If you’d like to request an MFS Community and Schools Educational Appliance Visit please complete our online booking form below.
Want more:
Fire safety educational resources for children visit our Teachers' Resources page.
Book a visit to one of fire stations here.
Fire safety educational resources for adults, visit our Fact Sheets page.
