Marblehead Fire Open House Set For Saturday

MARBLEHEAD, MA — Marblehead residents are invited to come down and check out apparatus, spray firehoses and watch several demonstrations during an open house on Saturday at Fire Headquarters on Ocean Avenue.

The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with pizza served through Marblehead House of Pizza at noon.

Residents can check out and "touch a truck" with vehicles present from the Marblehead Fire Department, Marblehead Police Department and Atlantic Ambulance. The Essex County Fire Division will have a fire safety trailer on hand. There will be an oven fire extinguishing demonstration and a vehicle extrication demonstration at 1 a.m.

There will also be face painting.

The Muscular Dystrophy Association, Rehab 5 and Servpro will also be there with booths and information.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)