Open house in Bowling Green for fire prevention month
10/22/2012BOWLING GREEN -- The Bowling Green Fire Division will observe October's Fire Prevention Month with an open house at the Pearl Street Station, 1060 Pearl St., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Visitors will be able to view ambulances and firefighting equipment and talk with firefighters.
A session on fire extinguisher training will be held at 11:30 a.m. and a Jaws of Live demonstration at 1 p.m. In addition, there will be a fire hose demonstration during which visitors can test their skills by shooting a real fire house at a target. Displays of fire vehicles are to include the extension of the 100-foot aerial ladder truck.
Perrysburg Township's fire prevention trailer will offer instruction in how to crawl under smoke, and there will be a demonstration of a thermal imaging camera. Fire personnel will emphasize the importance of homes' having working smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.