Safety Town is a realistic, child-sized town designed to provide hands-on education for children. Lessons on the following topics will be provided: traffic rules, identification and meaning of traffic signs, bicycle safety, pedestrian safety, stranger danger, water, electrical, fire and gun safety, poison prevention and the use of the 911 system. Discussions on these topics will serve to educate children on the dangers associated with their daily lives. This program will   provide a well-rounded safety education program and will foster a spirit of good citizenship and etiquette at an early age. Additionally, children will be able to experience the Fire and Inclement Weather Simulator as provided by the Huntsville Fire Department.  

 This project will fill a void in our community with regards to educating children about safety. It is the hope of this project to reach over 1,000 children a year.

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Safety Town project includes various community stakeholders. Members representing the City of Huntsville, Sam Houston State University, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and Huntsville Independent School District participate in this project. Additionally, numerous local businesses have participated and contributed to this project as well.

The hope and desire of this project is for Safety Town to serve and benefit children of this community, and surrounding communities, for many years to come.

Safety Town's Grand Opening was scheduled for March 23, 2005 at 11:45 AM. The public was invited to attend this event.

Safety Town is located within Kate Barr Ross Park located on Hwy 75 North. The site is at the end of Kevin William's Memorial Drive.
 
For more information, please call 936-291-5496 or 294-1911 or e-mail safetytown@huntsvilletx.gov. 

"Nothing You Do for Children is Ever Wasted..." Garrison Keillor