Six Nations Fire department marks Fire Prevention Week with fog filled maze teaching fire safety

By Austin Evans Writer Fire Prevention Week 2024 ended on a high note with shopping, dancing and truck tours at the Six Nations Fire open house. Fire Prevention Week is held annually by the National Fire Protection Association to improve fire safety and prevention, with the theme for 2024 being Smoke Alarms: Make Them Work For You. While Six Nations Fire had booths and attractions to go with the smoke alarm theme, Fire Prevention and Public Education Coordinator Santana Green said the community is already doing well with their alarms. “We started a smoke alarm program six years ago now to install two smoke alarms in every house on the rez here,” she said. “Ever since then, our call volume for structure fires and any kind of kitchen fire, anything…

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