If youB次元官网网址檝e ever wondered how firefighters spend their time or have just wanted to take a spin in one of the trucks, then you wonB次元官网网址檛 want to miss Langford Fire RescueB次元官网网址檚 open house event this weekend.

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With firefighters often only seeing some members of the public during times of crisis, he added, this gives them a chance to interact on a positive note.

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Instead peeking in the windows at the trucks and wondering about the equipment, visitors can get a front-row view. On Sunday, Oct. 2, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., at Station 1 at 2625 Peatt Rd. will be open to share some of those experiences.

B次元官网网址淲e have all kinds of stuff,B次元官网网址� Caven said, noting that the different types of equipment they use sometimes leaves visitors in awe.

Besides equipment displays, Langford emergency social services volunteers will be offering information on emergency kits, and other informative displays will be out for the public to browse.

For younger family members, a safety village complete with pedal cars will be behind the hall, and Caven added, B次元官网网址淜ids can (also) crush a pop can with the jaws of life.B次元官网网址�

Another area will see firefighters help kids learn to use a fire extinguisher on a real fire, and the stationB次元官网网址檚 rock climbing/rappelling wall will be open for use.

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Also on display will be the departmentB次元官网网址檚 brand new fire truck.

All of those activities will work up an appetite and the department is preparing to feed a lot of hungry mouths. The womenB次元官网网址檚 auxiliary group is hosting a pancake breakfast, and a hot dog lunch will follow later in the open house.

Caven noted that some regularly attendees have noticed that the event is held in the fall rather than spring, when local departments traditionally open their doors. But he said past years have seen multiple departments host open houses on the same day.

B次元官网网址淭hat may have been why we had a bigger crowd,B次元官网网址� he said.

Another reason for the shift to fall is that the event now ties in with fire prevention week in October.

katie@goldstreamgazette.com