Don’t Miss Fall Fun at Emergency Services Day

Mark your calendar for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, for a day set aside for children to learn about safety and explore props and equipment. The event is hosted at the Beechmont Fire Station (Station 6), 7954 Beechmont Ave.

Both Anderson Township Fire and Rescue personnel and members of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office will educate and answer questions, providing firsthand experience with safety equipment.

Activities include:

■ Explore vehicles from the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, including patrol cars, the bomb truck, and a SWAT Vehicle.

■ Learn how to stay safe with instruction from other public safety organizations in the county, including area hospitals,

■ Use a fire extinguisher simulator,

■ Roll out in real fire gear for a photo shoot,

■ Climb on a ladder truck, a fire engine, and check out the inside of an ambulance,

■ Spray water from a fire hose and knock down a pretend fire in windows of the Flame House,

■ Pretend to be a firefighter with a firefighter agility course