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Kitchener Fire to host annual open house

A Kitchener Fire Department truck is pictured in a file photo. (Dan Lauckner / CTV Kitchener) A Kitchener Fire Department truck is pictured in a file photo. (Dan Lauckner / CTV Kitchener)
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Community members are invited tomeet Kitchener’s firefighters, learn about life-saving equipment and try out a virtual reality search and rescue this coming weekend.

The Kitchener Fire Department will be hosting their annual open house on Saturday, September 14, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Kitchener Fire headquarters, at 270 Strasburg Rd.

Kitchener Fire will offer hands-on fire safety lessons with family-friendly activities.

What attendees can expect:

  • Explore the fire trucks and equipment
  • Watch kitchen fire demonstrations
  • Interactive firefighting activities, including a virtual reality search and rescue experience
  • Food trucks
  • Bouncy castles, a climbing wall, contests
  • And much more

The Kitchener Fire Open House is free. Non-perishable food donations will be accepted on behalf of Food4Kids Waterloo Region.

Parking is available in the lot across the street from Kitchener Fire headquarters on Strasburg Road.

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