Does your kid know what to do during a fire? Fire Safety Day in Hillsdale can teach them.
HILLSDALE TWP. — Four community organizations have partnered together to plan an event aimed at teaching local youth about fire safety and awareness on Saturday, Oct. 14.
The Hillsdale City Fire Department, Hillsdale Township Fire Department, Todd Moore-State Farm and Leighr A. Wright American Legion Post 53 of Hillsdale have organized the event which will take place from noon-3 p.m. Saturday at the Legion, located at 1611 Steamburg Road.
A special "smoke trailer" from the Addison Fire Department — an RV designed to teach kids how to escape a home fire using fog machines — will be on site for a hands-on experience, and "Sparky" the fire pup will be present.
Firefighters from the city and township will have trucks on display and will don their personal protective equipment so local youth knows what to look for in the event of an emergency.
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Todd Moore-State Farm in Hudson has provided for kid's fire safety workbooks and education materials for this year's Fire Prevention Week. The American Legion will provide a hot dog and chips lunch.
Hillsdale City Firefighter Matt Halleck said coordinating these community events is one of his priorities in order to educate and familiarize families so that fires can be prevented all together.
The American Legion post hall will be open in the event of rain forecasted throughout Saturday.
— Contact Reporter Corey Murray at cmurray@hillsdale.net or follow him on X, formerly Twitter: @cmurrayHDN.
This article originally appeared on Hillsdale Daily News: Fire Safety Day planned for Oct. 14 in Hillsdale
