070507.Open House PSA

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Shreveport Fire Department

263 North Common Street Shreveport, Louisiana 71101
318/673-6655 FAX: 318/673-6656 http://www.shreveportfire.org
Kelvin J. Cochran, Fire Chief

To: NEWSROOM
Contact: Asst. Chief Brian Crawford: 673-6652 or cell: 455-2609

May 7, 2007 - Fire Department to Hold Open-House

Medical health screenings to be available

The Shreveport Fire Department will be holding their Annual Open House this year the weekend of June 2 and 3. Twenty department fire stations will be participating in the events with several select locations providing advanced medical health screenings on Saturday, June 2, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The health screenings are a way for the department to take a pro-active stance in providing the public with information on their current health condition as well as measures to help ensure their future wellness. The department has partnered with Willis Knighton Health Systems to provide the screenings.

The open house will be an opportunity for the citizens of Shreveport to meet their firefighters up-close. Firefighters will be on hand to provide station tours and demonstrate firefighting and medical equipment used in the life saving efforts of the department on a daily basis. “We hope that those that can stop by do so and meet the men and women who risk their lives every day to provide them with a better quality of life,” says Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran.

The following is a list of selected fire stations providing advanced health screenings and services on Saturday, June 2, from 10 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. All other city fire stations will provide station tours, and blood pressure checks.

Adult Health Screen Site: Station #9 7003 St. Vincent (70^th and St. Vincent) Cholesterol and Glucose Screenings, Nutritional Counseling and Recipes, Blood Pressure checked by Firefighters, Height and Weight Measurements, Body Fat Analysis, Grip Strength and related health information. Information on: Alcohol Awareness, Smoking Cessation, Cardiac Care, Diabetes, Stress Management, Blood Pressure, Breast Health Awareness, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, Louisiana Organ Procurement Association.

Appearance by Winger and the Fly Girls from the Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings.

Kids Safety Center: Station #8 State Fairgrounds (3406 Velva) Cholesterol/Glucose Screenings, Blood Pressure, Children’s Smoke House, Car Seat Safety Checks, Shots for Tots, Kid Prints by Caddo Sheriff’s Office.

Appearances by Pluggie & Children's Smokehouse, SWEPCO’s Louie the Lightening Bug,
Clawed the Mudbug from the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs, and New Mascot from the Shreveport Sports.

Remaining Fire Stations will offer Blood Pressure Checks, Health Information, and Station Tours

#1 - Central Fire Station, 263 N. Common St.

#12 - 6610 Woolworth Rd.

#2 - 4745 North Market

#13 5915 W. 70^th

#3 - 1421 E. 70^th Street

#14 3830 Greenwood Rd.

#4 – 2200 Milam

#15 3206 W. 70^th

#5 240 E. Stoner Ave.

#16 5105 Hollywood Ave.

#6 2027 David Raines

#17 2890 Southland Park

#7 751 Wilkinson

#18 3501 Pines Rd.

#10 763 Oneonta Dr.

#19 9426 Ellerbe Rd.

#11 - 3736 Youree Dr.

#20 804 E. Flournoy Lucas

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