The Arcanum Fire Department will be hosting its third annual Fire Prevention & Public Safety Day on Saturday, October 1st, 2011. The activities will take place at the Arcanum Fire Department which is located at 206 S Main Street in Arcanum.
The third annual Fire Prevention & Public Safety Day will feature dozens of activities. The day will begin with a parade at 11:30 AM which will begin at the new Arcanum School. The parade will travel down Main Street before ending at the Arcanum Fire Department.
The first activities to take place include fire truck rides for those kids who are interested in seeing what it is like to ride in a fire truck. A smoke trailer will also be on site to simulate what occurs during house fires.
Later in the day games, including fire gear races, tug of war and bucket races will take place. Careflight will also be landing and will give a demonstration showing off their helicopter!
Prizes will be given out all day to those children and kids in attendance. Prize registration will begin at 12:00 PM. There will be some prizes for the parents too! Late in the afternoon, cake walks will take place in the Arcanum Fire Department
In addition to Fire Prevention and Public Safety Day activities, the Arcanum Fire Department has partnered with the Darke County Solid Waste Management District to participate in a 9-volt battery exchange. The Darke County Solid Waste Management District along with the Arcanum Fire Department are working to get the word out on a simple life-saving tip, “Change Your Clock, Change Your Batteries.” Replacing home smoke detector batteries is a small and easy step that can mean the difference between life and death.
In preparation for daylight-saving time on Sunday, November 6, the Darke County Solid Waste District and the Arcanum Fire Department want you to know that when you change your clock, it's also time to take an extra minute to change the batteries in your smoke detectors. Fresh batteries are critical in insuring smoke detectors work when fire breaks out. Nonetheless, changing those batteries is something people forget to do more often than not. During Fire Prevention and Public Safety Day, the Darke County Solid Waste District and the Arcanum Fire Department will underscore the importance of the "Change Your Clock, Change Your Batteries" message by hosting a 9-volt battery exchange in conjunction with the district’s household hazardous waste event. Simply bring your spent 9-volt batteries to the Arcanum Fire Department this Saturday, and we’ll exchange them with new batteries. There will be a limit of 5 batteries exchanged per Darke County Address. This event is FREE to all Darke County Residents!
The weather forecast is calling for sunny conditions on Saturday, so we hope to see everyone at the Arcanum Fire Department for a fun filled day of Fire Prevention and Public Safety activities!
Schedule of the days events:
11:30 AM: Fire Prevention Parade
12:00 PM: Opening Ceremony
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Registration for Kids Prizes
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch served by the Arcanum Fire Dept Lady Auxiliary
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Fire Truck/Squad/Police Demonstrations/Tours
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM: Fire Truck Rides
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Moon Bounce
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM: Smoke Trailer Demonstrations
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Games & Prizes
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Careflight Helicopter Demonstration
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Adult Prizes & Cake Walks
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