DARLINGTON — Lafayette County Rural Safety Coalition will be holding the 15th Rural Safety Day for all 4th and 5th grade students in Lafayette County.  

The event will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 2:40 p.m. on Sept. 21 at the Lafayette County Fairgrounds. This event will include a kickoff presentation, along with nine breakout sessions, with the intent to teach children about risks of their environment and equipment, and how to be safe on and around those risks. Safety topics include ATV/UTV, water, mental health first aid, electrical, grain, animal, power take off (PTO), and internet. 

Please be aware that this event will utilize emergency equipment including sirens, vehicles and personnel for demonstration.

Representatives from the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department, local police departments, Wis. DNR, Wis. State Patrol, Darlington and Shullsburg Fire Departments, Center Hill Vet, Lafayette County Health Department, Lafayette County EMS, Lafayette County Human Services, Lafayette County-UW Extension, Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County, Southwest Technical College, and Scenic Rivers Energy Cooperative will be there to provide education. 

This event is provided at no cost to the schools and is supported by grants and donations.

Although closed to the public, there will be photos and videos shared on the Lafayette County Health Department Facebook page. 

Lafayette County Rural Safety Coalition is a group of individuals representing several agencies, both public and private, with the intent to prevent death and injury in the youth of Lafayette County.