Langford Fire Rescue hosted its annual open house on Sunday (Oct. 6) and it was a hot time for everyone.

Starting with a scrumptious pancake breakfast, visitors were treated to close-up looks at those very neat rescue and fire vehicles and had a chance for some real hands-on firefighting skills. Of course, no open house would be complete without balloon animals, mascots, face painting and a chance to spin and win prizes.

Fire Chief Chris Aubrey was on hand along with a host of his dedicated fire/rescue professionals to welcome the neighbourhood and to show off some of the very neat equipment and skills that help keep the West Shore safe.

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Aubrey estimated that the event would see more than 600 community residents drop by the fire hall to check out the equipment, have something to eat, and just have fun.

Speaking of fun, the event attracted hundreds of little tykes, many who dressed as emergency workers for the occasion.

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Langford Fire Rescue currently has 36 full-time members as well as 15 (paid) on-call members. They are also currently recruiting for more on-call members and Aubrey hopes to bring on another 10 members in the near future.

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