Parkes Fire Station has been holding Open Days so long they’ve lost count, but it has been decades. Head along to 20 Hill St in Parkes this Saturday 9 May.
Parkes Fire Station will be open from 10am – 2pm on Saturday the 9th of May, with fire trucks and equipment on display for the community to check out. You’ll also have the opportunity to meet and talk to some firefighters, ask them questions and watch live demonstrations. There will be a range of free activities and fun for all including station tours, safety presentations and firefighting demonstrations.
There are 19 retained firefighters employed here at Parkes Fire Station. Retained firefighters are highly trained, professional firefighters who are on-call 24hrs a day, 7 days a week. They attend a vast range of calls every year including building and residential fires, bush/grass fires, automatic fire alarms, hazmat incidents, rescue and motor vehicle incidents and ambulance assists.
Savannah-Lee Bevan from Fire and Rescue here in Parkes said “Open Days are a lot of fun! We get to play around with our equipment, do firefighting demonstrations and enjoy a sausage sizzle. We also enjoy just being able to get out and interact with the community we serve. We get to show them what we do, provide them with all the information they need to keep themselves safe and what to do if an emergency occurs, it definitely builds a strong relationship between the community and our firefighters.”
Open Day is a great time for kids, but it’s an even better opportunity for the adults to learn first-hand how to keep safe from fire. The public are encouraged to engage our firefighters with questions about home fire safety and smoke alarms. We can even help book a free Home Fire Safety Visit from the crew here at Station 417. If you can’t make it on the day, you can still get your free safety visit by booking online at fire.nsw.gov.au/Visits.