Published: 7/1/2009

Perrysburg Township has open house of new fire station

NBRS fire01p 06/27/2009 The Blade/Lori King Life Flight is surrounded by on-lookers during open house of the new Perrysburg Township Fire Dept. station in Perrysburg Township, OH. THE BLADE/LORI KING Enlarge | Buy This Photo

NBRS fire01p 06/27/2009 The Blade/Lori King Perrysburg Township resident Cooper Bly, 2, plays with a fire truck during open house of the new Perrysburg Township Fire Dept. station in Perrysburg Township, OH. THE BLADE/LORI KING Enlarge | Buy This Photo

NBRS fire01p 06/27/2009 The Blade/Lori King from left: Keely Mirrick, 5, Ailey Mirrick, 3 and Aidan Mirrick, 8, and Noah Brice, 9, play on top of a fire truck during open house of the new Perrysburg Township Fire Dept. station in Perrysburg Township, OH. THE BLADE/LORI KING Enlarge | Buy This Photo

The Life Flight helicopter is inspected by onlookers during last week s open house of the new, $5.5 million, 38,000-square-foot fire station location.

Right, Cooper Bly, 2, gets an up-close view as he tries out the fire truck for size.

At right, children clamber aboard the fire truck during the open house.

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