Waltham Fire Dept. To Hold First Annual 'Walk' After Open House

From Waltham FD: The Waltham Fire Department welcomes local families to a free Open House on Sunday10/21/18 from 1-4. The open house, sponsored by Papa Gino’s, is aimed at teaching families fire safety and prevention practices. The Waltham Fire Department Open House will be held at 175 Lexington Street on the Fire Station Floor.

This open house commemorates National Fire Safety Month (October). Participants will receive safety tips such as “stop, drop and roll”, learn how to plan escape routes and how to crawl safely through a smoke-filled room. In addition, Papa Gino’s, the Dedham, Mass.-based pizza chain, will provide free pizza and children’s fire safety coloring sheets at the open house. Come visit the fire station and meet SPARKY and a chance to look at and sit in the fire trucks.

“This event allows us to reach out to the community and arm local families with fire safety tips and procedures,” said Lt. Jackson. “Our open house allows families to get together and better prepares them to react if a fire does start.”

Papa Gino’s is celebrating its 24th anniversary of sponsoring fire safety open houses throughout New England to encourage families to learn about fire safety. For the past 24 years, Papa Gino’s has sponsored open houses throughout New England, helping to educate more than 2 million people about fire prevention and safety. During the month of October, Papa Gino’s will also provide guests with fire prevention themed coloring sheets and a limited amount of certificates for kids, while supplies lasts. Fire department open houses are being hosted throughout Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island in October. For more information about the Waltham Fire Departments open house, call Lt.
Garry Jackson at 781-314-3710.

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