WWFT Hosts Another Successful Family Safety Day
WARSAW — Another successful Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory Family Safety Day was held today, Saturday, Sept. 7, at Center Lake Park. Parents brought their children; grandparents brought grandchildren; aunts and uncles brought nieces and nephews and adults came on their own.
Marshal Wilson carries a fire hose during the junior fireman challenge.
Thousands participated in a day of fun and educational opportunities for all ages. K-9 demonstrations by Warsaw Police, and Kasey the fire and life safety dog; bicycle rodeo and safety opportunities; an opportunity to take a junior firefighter challenge, take a ride in bucket trucks by REMC, give blood, have a mammogram, see fire equipment, learn to use a fire extinguisher, and many more health and safety opportunities with hands on or educational information.
WWFT Firefighters gave several demonstrations on the extrication tools used in accidents and firefighting techniques. There was also a display of the various types of rescue tools used in different situations. Warsaw Police Department Dive Team showed off its equipment and for a short time gave rides in the rescue boat.
Many organizations dealing with safety had displays along with Parkview and Lutheran hospitals providing numerous educational opportunities. Adults and children both enjoyed a close look at Samaritan Air Ambulance.
Even Warsaw’s Street Department participated demonstrating safety at cross walks and given children the opportunity to place a hand print on the bed of a city dump truck.
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- Visitors to family safety day had an opportunity to see Samaritan’s air ambulance up close.
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- Justin “Tug” Curtis, right, shows the image received from the dive team’s underwater drone and other equipment of the team.
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- Ivan Miller uses a toy saw to cut open a roof to release smoke in a roof.
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- Jeff Owens with Koorsen gives a fire and life safety presentation with Kasey, who are specially trained.
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- Paloma Medina gets ready to leave her hand print on a city truck.
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- Sylvia Jeffrey gets her face painted by Kristian Schif.
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- Kenn Kunze with 1-800 Board Up and former Fort Wayne firefighter shows how to use a fire extinguisher.
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- Max Kinsey talks to youngsters about when and when not to call 911 through a little game.
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- Warsaw Wayne FIre Territory Fire Chief Mike Wilson videos events at family safety day.
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- Firefighters give an extrication demonstration.
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- Chris Fancil demonstrates how a heart monitor works.
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- Joshua and Jonathan Benion and Becca Pierce enjoy petting Kasey a fire and life safety dog.
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- The Tobacco Coalition demonstrates the difference between healthy lungs and damaged lungs.
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- KC Recycling Depot focused on household hazards and the importance of recycling.
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- Dax relaxes while his partner Officer Phil Reed and Officer Brandon Zartman answer a few questions about K9 officers.
