Daring rescue demonstrations, Moorlands Radio, face painting and much more will be entertaining visitors to the Service’s Family Day on September 3rd.
The biannual event – which is free to attend – will take place from 11am-3pm at the Service’s Pirehill headquarters in Stone.
Young people can take part in various games on the portable sports arena StreetstadiaTM and enter competitions to win a host of top prizes up for grabs.
The Unimog, Aerial Ladder Platform and other emergency vehicles will be showcased and firefighters will demonstrate rope rescues and extrication techniques that are used in road traffic collisions.
Children can sign up to join the Welephant Club, find hidden prizes in a game of treasure hunt and play the ‘railway game’.
Refreshments including a barbecue, hog roast, baked potatoes, ice cream, pizza and cakes will be available.
[box type=”shadow” align=”aligncenter” ]Jude Russell, Internal Communications and Events Manager, said: “We are all looking forward to welcoming members of the communities we serve to our headquarters to enjoy Family Day with us. The biannual event has always proved very popular with people of all ages and this year will be no different. There will be a wide range of activities and entertainment and it is also a great opportunity to learn more about the fire and rescue service.
“We will be joined by partners from across the county including Staffordshire Police, The Rapid Relief Team and Civil Contingencies, it will be a fun-packed day and even better, it is completely free of charge to attend.”[/box]
[box type=”info” align=”aligncenter” ]In an emergency dial 999.
For all other non-emergency enquiries contact: 08451 22 11 55 or log onto: www.staffordshirefire.gov.uk or www.direct.gov.uk/firekills. [/box]
