Next Saturday, October 13th, is the date of the Annual Fire Prevention Open House. The event will be held at Fire Station #1, 14800 Scenic Heights Road. The event gets started at 11:00 am and runs until 2:00 pm. The Police Department will have a large presence there too. In addition there will be a lot of displays, demonstrations and stuff for kids and kids at heart to do. Depending on the weather, there are usually about 3,000 residents that stop by at some point during the event.
In addition to our displays, demonstrations, fire truck and police car rides, there will be a dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony for the newest vehicle in the fleet, Tower 41. The dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled for 1:30 pm.
Last but not least we will be giving out free T-Shirts with this year’s national fire safety theme: “Practice Your Escape Plan” The T-Shirts were donated to us by Eaton Corporation in Eden Prairie. Eaton is a very active corporate citizen and we are pleased to have a long-term commitment from them to support our fire prevention activities. Fire prevention is the most important tool that exists to keep people safe from the devastation of fire.
Below is a picture of three of Lt. Ward Parker’s kids modeling the T-Shirts. An important message and a cool looking shirt.
