October 4 – 10 is National Fire Prevention Week and the Bend Fire Department is celebrating with an Open House event Saturday, October 10.
Fire Prevention Week was established to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire, the tragic 1871 conflagration that killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,400 structures and burned more than 2,000 acres. The fire began on October 8, but continued into and did most of its damage on October 9, 1871.
This year’s national theme “Hear The Beep Where You Sleep”. Every bedroom needs a working smoke alarm. Roughly half of home fire deaths are reported between 11:00PM and 7:00 AM when most people sleep. Smoke alarms save lives. If there is a fire in your home smoke spreads fast and you need smoke alarms to give you time to get out. In fact, having a working smoke alarm reduces your risk of dying in a fire by 50%!
On Saturday, October 10 from 11am until 3pm, the public is invited to visit our North fire station at 63377 Jamison Street. There will be fun, FREE activities for the whole family!
Meet our firefighters
The American Red Cross will have disaster preparedness and planning information
St Charles Medical Center will have home health and safety information
Tour the fire station and climb aboard a fire engine!
Watch a Vehicle Extrication with the Jaws of Life
Live Burn Demonstrations to show the benefits of residential fire sprinklers
Take your picture at the Children’s Firefighter Photo booth
Home Depot will be there with a FREE fire fighter themed craft for all kids to do
Plus, FREE Eberhards Ice Cream and cookies for everyone!
The entire event is FREE! For more information about the Fire Station Open House, or for information about home fire safety, please contact us at 541-322-6309, or visit www.bendoregon.gov/fire
