Public Education

The Lewis County 911 Communications Public Education Officers attend events and generate media content to further the message of the proper use of 911 and several other topics.

If you are interested in more information about Lewis County 911 Communications Public Education Program, or if you would like staff to participate in a public safety event, please email 911 Public Education at 911.publiceducation@lewiscountywa.gov

EVENTS

Safety City

As part of our goal to provide public education, we participated in the 2019 Safety City Program. This program partners with other Lewis County Emergency Services Agencies to provide education in 5 focus areas. The focus areas are 911 emergencies, street safety, school bus safety, boating safety and railroad safety. The 911 program’s focus is to educate students preschool-3rd grade about emergency services. Students were taught what an emergency is, how to call 911, when to call 911 and what to say. Our 2019 Safety City event reached over 850 students from 14 Lewis County schools. This was an increase of over 200 students from 2018.

Mossyrock High School Mock-Distracted Driving

In 2019, we also participated in a mock-distracted driving presentation in partnership with Mossyrock High School leadership students. This presentation reached approximately 250 students from Mossyrock & White Pass High Schools. The primary focus of this event was to teach high school students the dangers of driving distracted.

Southwest Washington Fair

Our community outreach efforts continued at the Southwest Washington Fair. At our information booth, we engaged with approximately 2,300 citizens of all ages. We provided activities focused on teaching citizens about 911 emergencies, knowing their location, and how to call 911. Staff from the 911 Communications Center were on hand to answer general questions throughout the duration of the fair.