Boothbay Fire Station open house draws a big crowd

Sun, 10/11/2015 - 8:45am
Three-year-old Duncan Scott sits in the driver’s seat of a Boothbay Fire Truck during the open house event. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Miles Hyson climbs out of the “burning building” set up at the open house. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Henry Fulton in his “junior fire chief” gear climbs out of the burning building trainer. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Kyla Warren learns how to operate a real fire hose at the open house. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Picnic tables were packed at the open house. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Bay View Lodge 196 served hot dogs, burgers, sausages and more at the open house, all free. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Sparky the fire dog gets a hug from a fan. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
BRES Kindergartner Beatrix Recoing-Tallen hugs Sparky the Fire Dog during the open house. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register

    The Boothbay Fire Department hosted its annual open house on Tuesday, Oct. 6, to massive crowds of kids and their families.

    Kids ran through the EDITH (Exit Drills in the Home) trainer, learned about using a fire hose, and got to explore the fire trucks and ambulance. Fire Chief Dick Spofford met the kids and handed out plastic fire hats, stickers and activity kits, and encouraged people to sign up for the door prizes, which were brand-new smoke alarms.

    “We’ve been doing this roughly 15 years, maybe more,” Spofford said. “It’s a real community event and people get involved, like the junior firefighters who are helping out with Smoky the Bear and Sparky the Fire Dog.”

    Sparky and Smoky were wandering around offering hugs and high-fives to eager kids.

    Members of Bay View Lodge 196 were on-hand running concessions.

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