Submitted by the Bedford Fire Department
The Bedford Fire Department welcomes local families to a free Open House on Saturday, October 14th from 12:00- 3:00. The open house, sponsored by Papa Gino’s, is aimed at teaching families fire safety and prevention practices. The Bedford Fire Department Open House will be held at the Fire Station
This open house commemorates National Fire Safety Month (October). Participants will receive safety tips such as “stop, drop and roll”, learn how to plan escape routes and how to crawl safely through a smoke-filled room. In addition, Papa Gino’s, the Dedham, Mass.-based pizza chain, will provide free pizza and children’s fire safety coloring sheets at the open house.
‘This event allows us to reach out to the community and arm local families with fire safety tips and procedures,” said Chief Grunes”Our open house allows families to get together and better prepares them to react if a fire does start.”
Papa Gino’s is celebrating its 23rd anniversary of sponsoring fire safety open houses throughout New England to encourage families to learn about fire safety. For the past 23 years, Papa Gino’s has sponsored open houses throughout New England, helping to educate more than 2 million people about fire prevention and safety. During the month of October, Papa Gino’s will also provide guests with fire prevention-themed coloring sheets and a limited amount of certificates for kids, while supplies last.
For more information about the Bedford Fire Department open house, call Captain Stone at 781-275-5266.