Anchorage Fire Department

05.28.08

Contact Jennifer Klugh 317-9929

Anchorage Fire Department to Hold Annual Open House Saturday, May 31

          The Anchorage Fire Department and the Anchorage Firefighters Local 1264 are pleased to announce our Annual Open House, scheduled for Saturday, May 31^st from 10am until 4pm.  It is being held behind the AFD Fire Training Center & Fire Station 3, at 1140 Airport Heights.  Activities planned include a Kiddie Firefighter Combat Challenge, bicycle helmet fittings by Safe Kids Alaska, and educational booths from the Red Cross and MOA Office of Emergency Management. Fire department specialty teams will be demonstrating their rescue techniques, including structural collapse, swift-water rescue, rope rescue, and vehicle extrication. AFD will have on display several fire trucks, engines and the wildfire suppression helicopter, Rotor-One.  LifeGuard Alaska will have on display their fixed-wing air ambulance.  Live music will be provided by the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific and a free BBQ provided by the Anchorage Fire Department and Anchorage Firefighters Local 1264.