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Sparky and visitors wait for the fire demonstration.

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Ellah Schaffer, 6, of Sylvania, in the tiller box of a tractor-drawn aerial.

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STFD firefighter Mike Cook helps Kris Park, 3, of Sylvania, to handle a fire hose. It was one of several hands-on activities related to firefighting offered to visitors.

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Skylar Gilson, 3.5, barely watches the fire while from the shoulders of his grandfather, Paul Gilson. They both live in Sylvania.

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Sylvania Township Fire Department firefighters put out the fire they created for a demonstration of the importance of a fire suppression system in the home.

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Laura Frye, of Sylvania, left, works with the Kim family to create child I.D. kits for them. The family members are Kenshin Kim, 6, second from left, his mom Kayo Kim, and younger brother Riku Kim, 3, right.

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Greylyn Valek, 2, of Sylvania, in a Sylvania Township Fire Department ambulance.

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Children react during the fire demonstration as the flashover causes the entire set to ignite.

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