{"id":41935,"date":"2026-11-05T13:54:19","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T18:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=41935"},"modified":"2026-11-05T13:54:20","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T18:54:20","slug":"fire-safety-education-program-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/05\/fire-safety-education-program-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire safety education program underway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By BOB SHRALUKA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>WZBD.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest session of the Decatur Fire Department&#8217;s fire safety education program is underway at the Survive Alive House in Safety Park, part of the Worthman Field complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A total of 12 sessions will be held, continuing through Nov. 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fourth graders from throughout Adams County are given the safety information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As many as 450-500 youngsters attend each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Survive-Alive-side.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Survive-Alive-side.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Survive-Alive-side.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Survive-Alive-side.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Survive-Alive-side.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, 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