Newark Fire has 1 Home Safety Inspector that will come to your home at no cost, to inspect, assess, and make recommendations to eliminate potentially hazardous conditions and to ensure that the individual or family has a plan to deal with emergencies should they arise.

Provides programs to highlight the dangers of electricity in the home, at work, and in agricultural settings.

Provides firefighting, emergency medical services, rescue, plans review & fire investigation.

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Performs health and safety inspections of housing units and assesses for rehabilitation. Performs lead based paint and lead pipe assessments as well as pollution and soil contamination checks.

Home Safety workshops are offered as part of their older adult programs.

Classes help participants learn about the most common causes of falls, preventing falls, and decreasing the risk and fear of falling.

Responsible for the control and extinction of fires in urban or wilderness areas; the inspection of buildings and hillside property to ensure potential fire hazards; and the maintenance of equipment and trained firefighters necessary for a quick and efficient response to fires when they occur.

Officers will visit homes and businesses and provide tips on how to better secure your premises. An officer will walk through your dwelling and check items such as window and door locks. He/she will make recommendations regarding lighting and landscaping that could help deter a criminal.

The Community Safe Senior Project is a collaborative effort between Licking County Aging Partners (LCAP), the Red Cross, the State Fire Marshal’s Fire Safety Educators, and local fire departments. This initiative raises awareness about home safety hazards and provides proactive solutions to prevent emergencies. Services offered include: Smoke Detector Installation, Home Safety Visits and Fire Escape Route Planning.

Connects clients to information, resources and support. Emotional support resources for people with MS as well as family and carepartners, including support groups and ways to connect with others living with MS . Help through the complexities of finding a healthcare provider, benefits, insurance and access to coverage, prescription assistance, and employment . Resources to face financial challenges and plan for the future. Wellness strategies that can make an impact on quality of life with MS including diet, exercise, emotional well-being and connection to local wellness resources. Connection to the Society’s online library and educational programs, resources for health care providers, and the Society's magazine, Momentum. Assessment for personalized case management.

Offers classes and information on basic infant care, such as bathing, nutrition, and distinguishing cries. Class offered to new or expecting parents. Upon the completion of the class, the client will receive a layette.

Program to help senior citizens who have fallen at home. Working in conjunction with local EMS, the home health division will follow up with senior citizens who have called EMS when they have fallen. KCHD will send a public health nurse to assess the home environment and the individual and then we can provide adaptive equipment if needed, offer recommendations, make referrals to other agencies and connect with the individual’s healthcare provider.

Provides safety education to schools and other community groups. Topics include: safety issues, drug and substance abuse through the D.A.R.E. school program home and commercial security surveys, robbery prevention education, bunco/fraud prevention, and neighborhood watch groups. Also makes vacation security checks of citizens' homes.

Responsible for control and extinguishing of fires in an urban setting; provide emergency medical services to the community the inspection of buildings and property to eliminate potential fire hazards; provide community wide fire safety, first aid, CPR, and life safety education; and training of firefighters and emergency medical technicians to maintain high quality of service in a timely manner.

Provides a general home safety inspection. Reviews other safety measures the homeowner may be able to complete on their own. Based on the results of the inspection, volunteers may do the following: - Install handrails. - Install or repair steps. - Install CO2 or smoke detectors. - Install grab bars and other safety equipment. - Enhance lighting. - Check the furnace filter. - Repair broken windows (boarding up window or minor repairs). - Reviews other safety measures the homeowner may be able to complete on their own.

Provides a program that prepares students to be safe when they are home alone. The program is designed to enable any adult that enjoys teaching pre-teens to facilitate an introductory level program to prepare students to care for themselves when parents are away for short periods of time. The 90-minute program teaches students how to practice safe habits, how to prevent unsafe situations, and what to do when faced with dangers such as power failures or weather emergencies.

Provides safe programs in the areas of residential security evaluations, firearm safety, school safety, bicycle safety, neighborhood watch programs, personal safety, traffic safety, and child passenger safety.

Responsible for the control and extinction of fires in urban or wilderness areas; the inspection of buildings and hillside property to ensure potential fire hazards; and the maintenance of equipment and trained firefighters necessary for a quick and efficient response to fires when they occur. Also provides 24 hour emergency medical services. All firefighters are cross-trained as paramedics.

Offers a paramedicine program to reduce the number of non-emergency 9-1-1 calls. Provides home consultations and preventative care, home safety assessments, social services referrals, education, and assistance with health care system navigation. The program will track participants’ progress to monitor improvements.

Performs health and safety inspections of housing units and assesses for rehabilitation. Performs lead based paint and lead pipe assessments as well as pollution and soil contamination checks.

Provides a multi-session class that reviews techniques and strategies to educate individuals in ways that they can prevent themselves from falling. Participants learn to view falls and fear of falling as controllable, set realistic goals for increasing activity, make changes to reduce fall risks at home, and are encouraged to exercise to increase strength and balance.

Provides a multi-session class that reviews techniques and strategies to educate individuals in ways that they can prevent themselves from falling. Participants learn to view falls and fear of falling as controllable, set realistic goals for increasing activity, make changes to reduce fall risks at home, and are encouraged to exercise to increase strength and balance.

These classes are more in-depth than the SLIP program and include exercises to help with balance. The classes address the fear of falling, balance, and exercise. Classes meet once a week for eight weeks.

Provides a multi-session class that reviews techniques and strategies to educate individuals in ways that they can prevent themselves from falling. Participants learn to view falls and fear of falling as controllable, set realistic goals for increasing activity, make changes to reduce fall risks at home, and are encouraged to exercise to increase strength and balance.