City of Fillmore Fire Department and the Ventura County Sheriffs Department presented a nationally recognized program to stop underage alcohol consumption and driving. The program entitled “Every 15 Minutes” which is a two-day program that involves juniors and seniors at Fillmore High School. The program agenda was as follows:

Part I: “Living Dead” - students were removed from class during the first four hours of the day and made up with white faces and black shirts to represent them as an alcohol related death over the proceeding 48 hours. The students were not allowed to speak with any other students, staff or family for the rest of the school day. The students were then lead to part II of the presentation and standby throughout the event.

Part II: Mock Vehicle Crash. On May 4th at 10:30am all juniors and seniors were escorted to intersection of Shiells Drive & Second Street, where the students were able to see a real time simulation of a motor vehicle accident resulting from alcohol
consumption.