The Hempfield and Greensburg volunteer fire departments will display fire apparatus, talk to area residents about fire safety and recruit new members next week at the 28th annual Fire Prevention Night.
The nearly 30-year tradition, held outside of the Westmoreland Mall in Hempfield, is meant to inform the community about how to prevent fires and demonstrate how the local fire crews operate, said Hempfield fire Chief Anthony Kovacic.
“It gives us the opportunity to display some of the fire apparatus that is here in the region,” he said. “We look at this as a very regional opportunity.” Fire trucks will be on display and fire crews will perform a variety of demonstrations — including mock-up vehicle extrications and fire extinguishing, Kovacic said.
The demonstrations are family friendly, said Greensburg fire Chief Tom Bell.