The High Prairie Fire Department hosted an open house and barbecue Oct. 9 to mark Fire Prevention Week, Oct 6-12. Residents were given opportunity to learn about the services and equipment and meet the firefighters. Hamburgers and hotdogs were served and various activities were held to promote the fire services.
Dylan Willier, 3, may want to become a firefighter when he gets older as he sticks his head in a firefighter cutout.Former High Prairie firefighters Tony Belli, left, and Claude Hebert, stand by a modern fire truck at the open house. Belli served for 39 years until he retired in 2018. Hebert served for 16 years until 1985.Jordyn Auger, 10, left, gets all geared in equipment up as a firefighter with firefighter David Willoughby.Melody Young, 10, of High Prairie, enjoys getting her photo taken in a firefighter cutout at the High Prairie Fire Department open house.Michael Fleming, 2, of High Prairie, may want to become a firefighter when he gets older as he sticks his head in a firefighter cutout.Hotdogs and hamburgers were prepared by firefighter Gerry Hebert, left, and deputy fire chief David Martinson at an open house.Theo James, 12, sits in the driver’s seat in a fire truck. Peeking between his arms is his brother, Winston James, 3, sitting in the passenger seat.
