In observation of Fire Prevention Week, Monarch Fire Protection District will host open houses at each of their firehouses Sunday, October 9, 2011. Please stop by any of the firehouses for a tour and tips on how you can keep your home and workplace safe from fire and other dangers.
Locations are: House #1 at 15700 Baxter Rd., House #2 at 18242 Wildhorse Creek Rd., House #3 at 1201 Fernview, House #4 at 14898 Olive Blvd. and House #5 at 155 Long Rd.
Fire Prevention Week is an annual event held the week of October 9 in remeberance of the great Chicago fire, one of the most notable fires in United States history, which burned from October 8 through October 10, 1871.