Jenkintown Holding Firefighter Meet And Greet Thursday

JENKINTOWN BOROUGH, PA —The Jenkintown Fire Department is holding an open house to meet its firefighters Thursday night as part of National Fire Prevention Week.

The event takes place between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. at both fire stations on 609 and 700 Greenwood Avenue.

Meet the firefighters, check out the fire trucks and equipment, and learn about fire safety.

Anyone with questions about the event should contact Fire Chief Ken Lynch at 267-228-6968.

National Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 6-12.

Since 1922, the NFPA has sponsored the public observance of Fire Prevention Week.

In 1925, President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed Fire Prevention Week a national observance, making it the longest-running public health observance in our country.

During Fire Prevention Week, children, adults, and teachers learn how to stay safe in case of a fire. Firefighters provide lifesaving public education to drastically decrease casualties caused by fires.

Fire Prevention Week is observed each year during the week of October 9th in commemoration of the Great Chicago Fire, which began on Oct. 8, 1871, and caused devastating damage.

This horrific conflagration killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,400 structures, and burned more than 2,000 acres.