Boothbay Fire Department open house
Firefighter Sawyer Alley helps a young boy use a fire hose at Boothbay Fire Department’s open house Oct. 8. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Rick Tarr of Atlantic Partners EMS demonstrates the Seat Belt Convincer with a doll as children watch. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Kim Pinkham, left, and Mike Alley of Bay View Lodge prepare the sausages at the open house. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Here comes Sparky! KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Rowan Barter tries out the Seat Belt Convincer. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Looks like fire...but it’s not ... in the Massasoit Engine Company’s smoke trailer. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Wearing their free plastic fire helmets, three girls pick out some other free stuff inside the station at the open house. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Seth Barker tends the grill. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
The line remained long for the hot dogs and hamburgers. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Kareen Nelson, left, and other members of the Boothbay Region Fire Auxiliary tend to the desserts. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
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Forest Ranger Daniel Welch. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Boothbay Harbor fire engines leave the open house to respond to a fire. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Southport Fire Chief Gerry Gamage and Boothbay Assistant Fire Chief Jack Barry talk things over. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Food, but no eaters? KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Clarence “Scott” Campbell at the information table. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Bill Smith and Seth Barker work at the food table. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Paul Perry at the fryer. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Bob Moore enjoys the fries. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Kids enjoy the Damariscotta-Massasoit Engine Company’s smoke trailer. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
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Exiting the smoke trailer. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Four Wiscasset firefighters attended the open house. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
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David Steinmetz and Sawyer Alley help the kids operate the fire hose. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
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Firefighter Sawyer Alley helps a young boy use a fire hose at Boothbay Fire Department’s open house Oct. 8. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Rick Tarr of Atlantic Partners EMS demonstrates the Seat Belt Convincer with a doll as children watch. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Kim Pinkham, left, and Mike Alley of Bay View Lodge prepare the sausages at the open house. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Here comes Sparky! KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Rowan Barter tries out the Seat Belt Convincer. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Looks like fire...but it’s not ... in the Massasoit Engine Company’s smoke trailer. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Wearing their free plastic fire helmets, three girls pick out some other free stuff inside the station at the open house. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Seth Barker tends the grill. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
The line remained long for the hot dogs and hamburgers. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Kareen Nelson, left, and other members of the Boothbay Region Fire Auxiliary tend to the desserts. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
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Forest Ranger Daniel Welch. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Boothbay Harbor fire engines leave the open house to respond to a fire. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Southport Fire Chief Gerry Gamage and Boothbay Assistant Fire Chief Jack Barry talk things over. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Food, but no eaters? KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Clarence “Scott” Campbell at the information table. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Bill Smith and Seth Barker work at the food table. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Paul Perry at the fryer. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Bob Moore enjoys the fries. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Kids enjoy the Damariscotta-Massasoit Engine Company’s smoke trailer. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Exiting the smoke trailer. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Four Wiscasset firefighters attended the open house. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
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KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
David Steinmetz and Sawyer Alley help the kids operate the fire hose. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
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Free food, fun and fire safety were the top draws for the over 200 adults and children who attended Boothbay Fire Department’s annual Fire Prevention Week open house on Tuesday, Oct. 8.
BFD and Bay View Lodge members served up hot dogs, hamburgers, soda, grilled sausages and french fries, while Boothbay Region Fire Auxiliary provided cakes, brownies and cookies for dessert. The Seat Belt Convincer, provided by Occupant Protection Safety Educator Rick Tarr of Atlantic Partners EMS, was a popular activity for the kids. When they weren’t waiting in line for their turn on the Convincer, children were greeted by Sparky the Fire Dog and Smokey Bear, who were roaming around the grounds and posing for photographs. Also available for the children was the Damariscotta-Massasoit Engine Company’s smoke trailer, which simulates a smoke-filled room. The smoke (produced with vegetable oil) was non-toxic. Children went into the trailer via steps and exited through a window and down a ladder.
About a half hour into the event, Boothbay Harbor Fire Department firefighters were called away to Oceanside Golf Resort where they responded to a small fire (caused by a malfunctioning junction box) under the deck at the restaurant. The fire had been extinguished by employees shortly before the firefighters arrived, according to a report from Fire Chief Nick Upham.
Inside the station, Clarence “Scott” Campbell, Boothbay’s emergency management agency director, and Maine Forest Ranger Daniel Welch were handing out fire prevention information, as well as stickers, bracelets, rulers and more to the adults and children.
“This is great,” said BFD Lt. Alex Arsenault. “I think this has to be the best turnout ever.”
Another popular activity for the kids was being able to pop a ball off a stand by spraying a fire hose at a target.
Kids were also able to climb into the various fire trucks on hand.
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