The Public Education Division

The Public Education Division provides a life long educational process involving injury prevention issues. Our Community based educational program provides residents with valuable information that can and could save their lives

The Public Education Division is responsible for scheduling fire equipment at educational events that occur in our city. We provide equipment for displays throughout the City of Tampa. The Public Education Team also provides educational programs for any and all groups that request information relating to our services. We schedule events a month in advance, so be sure to call in advance to ensure availability from our organization.

These are the programs provided by our division:

• Educational Services
• Home Fire Safety
• Fire Setter Intervention
• Baby Sitting Safety
• Kitchen Fire Safety
• Career Day Opportunities
• Elderly Falls Education
• High Rise Education
• Fire Drills
• Poison Intervention
• Extinguisher Training
• Business Fire Safety
• New Mother Smoke Detector Program

The Public Education Office is located at 2611 N. 12th Street. To reach a member of the Public Education Team or to schedule a program for your organization or school, please call Patty Dempsey at (813) 274-8241 or Carol Yaros at (813) 274-8240.  The Fax number for the Public Education Office is  (813) 274-8242.