In cooperation with Riverside County Fire Department Station #33, Desert Sands Unified School District and the cities of Palm Desert and Indian Wells, the Historical Society assists in providing fire safety training to hundreds of local third-grade elementary school children in October each year.

In addition to learning the safe way to escape a fire, team activities include hands-on water bucket races, how to aim a fire hose at a target, and participating in races while wearing firefighter boots and helmets. The Historical Society has proudly sponsored the Mini-Muster since 1993, and over 8,000 students have experienced this valuable training.