Thursday, October 4, 2012

Local Fire Departments to host Open Houses


The public is invited to attend Open Houses that will be hosted by both the City of Rolla Fire & Rescue and Rolla Rural Fire Protection District on Saturday, Oct. 13 
The City of Rolla Fire & Rescue’s Open House will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Station #1 located at 1490 E. Tenth Street. Scheduled activities at this open house include free popcorn and snow cones; a Vehicle Extrication Demonstration at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.; Fire Station tours; fire apparatus and equipment display; Lowe’s Fire Safety Smoke Trailer; a rappelling demonstration; Rolla Homeland Security Response Team – Vehicle & Equipment Display; smoke detector program, child safety seat program, complimentary fire helmets and badges; T-shirt and poster give-a-ways; photos with Firepup (the Fire & Rescue mascot); and best of all, ladder truck rides.
The Rolla Rural Fire Protection District Open House will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1575 East Lions Club Drive. Scheduled activities include free food and drinks; games for all ages, fire station tours, fire apparatus & equipment display; Phelps County Ambulance; Phelps County Sheriff’s Department; Life Line Helicopter (1-3 p.m.); Missouri Conservation Department Smokey the Bear and a Bulldozer; and much more.
For more information regarding these open houses, please contact the City of Rolla Fire & Rescue at (573) 364-3989 or Rolla Rural Fire Protection District at (573) 341-2211.

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