Rockwood fire hall open house offers lots of family-friendly fun

May 15, 2024 @ 10:33 amCommunity, News

Four-year-old Joe Cox, left, assisted by firefighter Cole Bertasson, got to try out one of the hoses at the Rockwood Fire Hall during the Guelph-Eramosa Fire Department’s open house and Emergency Preparedness Information Day on May 11. Photo by Jessica Lovell
Firefighter Mike Chapman works to pry the roof from a car positioned on its side for an extrication demonstration. Photo by Jessica Lovell
Firefighters Robey Kinsella, left, and Jacob Petrik use the Jaws of Life to cut the door post of a car during a extrication demonstration at the Rockwood Fire Hall open house on May 11. Photo by Jessica Lovell
A significant crowd gathered to watch a team of Guelph-Eramosa firefighters pull the roof from a car during an extrication demonstration at the Rockwood Fire hall on May 11. Photo by Jessica Lovell
Three-year-old Buckley Hitchcock, left, and four-year-old Avery Hitchcock enjoyed their hot dogs from a front-row vantage point for the extrication demonstration at the Guelph-Eramosa Fire Department open house. Photo by Jessica Lovell
Firefighter Jacob Petrik breaks the windshield glass during the extrication demonstration at the Rockwood Fire Hall on May 11. Photo by Jessica Lovell
Members of the Guelph-Eramosa Fire Department pose for a photo following an auto extrication demonstration at the open house on May 11. Photo by Jessica Lovell
While Eric McClure takes a photo, Linda Worton, centre, poses with her grandkids, Wells McClure, left, and Zach McClure. Photo by Jessica Lovell
Four-year-old Ben Cox got to ride the stretcher courtesy of Guelph-Wellington paramedics during the open house and Emergency Preparedness Day at the Rockwood Fire Hall. Paramedics and OPP were among the various community partners that took part in the event. Photo by Jessica Lovell

ROCKWOOD – It was a chance to see the fire trucks, check out a police cruiser, and even ride a stretcher into an ambulance when Guelph-Eramosa Fire Department hosted its Open House and Emergency Preparedness Information Day on May 11.

Various community partners took part in the event, including local OPP, Guelph-Wellington Paramedic Services, the Canadian Mental Health Association, Guelph Humane Society, and more.

People had a chance to meet with firefighters and other emergency responders, take photos in the fire trucks, try out one of the hoses, and get a bite to eat.

They were also treated to an auto extrication demonstration, a highlight of the open house that saw a team of firefighters stabilize a car on its side before using the Jaws of Life to cut and peel back the roof to free a dummy trapped inside.

 

Article