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Saturday, November 23, 2024

Open house at fire stations Saturday

Dana Nessel for Attorney General:

In support of National Fire Prevention Week, Bellevue firefighters are excited to open the doors to their fire stations for the first open house in a couple of years, Saturday, Oct. 15, 10

a.m.-4 p.m. All nine fire stations will serve free cookies and other refreshments. Firefighters will give tours and answer questions.

Residents are invited to try firefighting activities.

    Learn hands-only CPR: Participants get to practice on a mannequin. Learn how to save a life in a matter of minutes.

    Discharge a pressurized water fire extinguisher: Learn how to use that fire extinguisher you have without experiencing all the mess.

    Try on firefighter bunker gear: Wonder how it feels before they go into a burning building? Try on firefighter gear and find out.

    Enter the “Red Hot Ride to School in a Fire Engine” contest by creating a home fire escape plan.

Additional activities will be at selected stations.

View how to properly extinguish a stovetop kitchen fire during a live demonstration involving real fuel and fire. At stations 1, 2, 3, 8 and 9.

Spin the “Wheel of Misfortune” to win a prize and visit with the Bellevue Fire Foundation at Station 5.

Station Locations:

    Station 1 – 766 Bellevue Way SE

    Station 2 – 2802 148th Ave. SE

    Station 3 – 16100 NE Eighth St.

    Station 4 – 4216 Factoria Blvd. SE

    Station 5 – 9621 NE 24th St.

    Station 6 – 1850 132nd Ave. NE

    Station 7 – 11900 SE Eighth St.

    Station 8 – 5701 Lakemont Blvd. SE

    Station 9 – 12412 Newcastle Way

No RSVP is required and all residents are invited.

Original source can be found here.

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