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Annual Open House - Station 15

October 22, 2011

On a beautiful sunny day on Saturday, October 22nd, the Fire Company and Ladies Auxiliary held our Annual Open House. Over 50 members and family members of both Organizations were on hand to assist. Members and Family Members assisted with providing fire prevention material which included the smoke detectors and batteries, our Community Partnership Programs, Blood Pressue and Diabetes Checkups, Vehicle Rescue Extrication and High Angle Rope Rescue Demonstrations. Agencies on hand assisting were New Castle County Police and Emergency Preparedness, Delaware State Fire Marshals Office, KW Solar Systems. Along with all of our apparatus, we had Good Will's Field Piece 181, Belvedere's HazMat 30, Odessa's Resscue 24, Volunteer Hose's Tower 27 and Mill Creeks Smoke House. Crews also did a couple of Vehicle Extrication and High Angle Rope Rescues. Also setup was a prop where children of all ages could use a 1" hose line that was hooked up from a hydrant and squrt the water at a window that had smoke (straw) coming from a window. A Moon Bounce from MOT Inflateables and DJ Services from Albert S was also provided. Our Ladies Auxiliary provided hot dogs, popcorn, pretzels and sodas for all in attendance. During the Open House we also had a Food Drive for the Food Bank of Delaware. On behalf of the Officers and Members of the Fire Company and Ladies Auxiliary we would like to Thanks everyone for making the Open House and Food Drive a successful one!