The Eau Claire, Altoona, and Township Fire Departments are again placing five foot wreaths in front of fire stations. The wreaths will be decorated with green lights, which represent a fire safe community. Each time a structure fire occurs within Eau Claire, Altoona or Township Fire’s response areas, a red light will replace a green light on the wreath. A fire may be a grease fire on a stove at home, a wastepaper basket fire at work, or a mattress fire from smoking in bed. Any fire that causes structural damage to a home or a business will add a red light to the wreath. All of these fires are structure fires and have the potential to take lives and displace families or disrupt businesses. The goal of the project is to “Keep the Wreath Green” by preventing fires and the tragedies that can accompany them.
Also, in keeping with a practice begun in 2008, the wreaths will contain a single white bulb as a reminder of all the men and women in the armed services who are serving our country throughout the world.
