Springfield Fire Company

Springfield Fire Company held the annual Fire Prevention Open House on Friday, October 9th.  The nice fall weather provided a great evening for residents to enjoy the open house and make the event another huge success.  The annual Open House is held each year to coincide with National Fire Prevention Week.  The Open House allows the Members of Springfield Fire Company to get the message out about fire safety and fire prevention and to display the station and apparatus to the residents of the community.

Once again, Springfield Ambulance Corps hosted their open house with the Fire Company.  Equipment was on display from the Ambulance Corps and members were refreshing residents with some fresh popcorn.  Ambulance Corps members were on hand to answer questions about emergency medical services and the Springfield Ambulance Corps.

During the Fire Company Open house children were given the opportunity to practice Stop, Drop and Roll, and when completed successfully were given the chance to win a toy fire truck.  They were also treated to face painting art provided by Springfield High School's Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD).   Fire Prevention Literature was distributed throughout the evening and videos were also being shown on Home Fire Safety and Fire Prevention Topics.  Refreshments were also provided, which is always a favorite among the kids as well as the adults.

A new addition to the Open House in 2009 was the US Coast Guard Auxiliary.  This volunteer branch of the US Coast Guard was on hand to provide residents with boating safety information and information about their organization's operations.