Community Relations and Education Unit

The Community Relations and Education Unit conducts fire safety presentations for anyone who makes a request, as long as the presentations are conducted in the City of Rochester. Requests normally come from schools, day care centers residential facilities, businesses, community events, recreation centers, and various other sites as requested.

We also participate in health fairs, festivals, neighborhood events, community gatherings and church socials.

Members of the Community Relations and Education Unit design Fire Safety Presentations for all ages, groups, or situations. If you would like to find out more about having a fire safety presentation, the Fire Safety House or to have members of the Unit participate in your event, please call us at (585) 428-6326.

Smoke Detector Program

Since the start of the Smoke Dectector Program in 1999, the Community Relations and Education Unit has installed over 3000 smoke alarms, 1000 batteries, 750 carbon monoxide detectors and 32 silent smoke alarms (for the hearing impaired.)

The Community Relations and Education Unit conducts post-fire neighborhood canvassing by going door-to-door to check if city residents in that neighborhood have active smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. We install them on an as-needed basis.

The Community Relations and Education Unit also take request from city residents who need these items or assist in installing or inspecting them.

Residents may call (585) 428-1362, to request a smoke detector or for assistance with their own.

Fire Safety Smoke House

The safety house, purchased and donated to the City by Wegmans Food Markets and Chase Pitkin, is a mobile classroom with child sized rooms featuring real life "safety hazards" that allow students to safely experience the sights, sounds and dangers associated with fire in the home. It has been used at numerous schools, churches, festival sites, shopping areas and other community venues to teach children and adults fire safety and prevention