A three year old driving a fire truck is not something you see everyday.
This was just one of the dreams children got to fulfill at the annual Yellowknife Fire Services open house. Hundreds of families came out to watch a grease fire being extinguished, crawl around inside a fire truck, stop-drop-and-roll in a bouncy castle filled with smoke and play with the gadgets in an ambulance.
Fire chief John Fredericks said the day was a chance for the fire department to meet the community and for the community to learn about fire hazards in the home.
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Fredericks also hoped to recruit at least 12 18-year-olds for the fire service. Although many of the visitors had several years to go before then, Fredericks added the service has a cadet program where high schoolers can gain credits towards becoming a Level 1 firefighter.
Mason Hampson came dressed to fight a fire or two at the Yellowknife Fire Division open house Saturday.
Perhaps the youngest ever firetruck driver Adam Meszes, 3, tries out one of the Yellowknife Fire DivisionSA国际影视传媒檚 trucks during the annual open house for fire safety week.
First class firefighter Dave Hampson shows Smith Stephen around one of the Yellowknife Fire Division fire trucks. The open house Saturday introduced children and families to fire safety in the home, including a stop-drop-and-roll exercise involving a giant bouncy castle and a smoke machine.
Zackery Fish, left, and Sedaiya Lockhart help dispatcher and on call firefighter Doug Lockhart identify the five fire hazard that can be found on a stove top.
Probation firefighter Mackinley Moore shows Jax Bishop, left, and Dexter Lee Taylor how to use a stethoscope to listen to their heartbeat in one of the Yellowknife Fire DivisionSA国际影视传媒檚 ambulances Saturday.
Dexter Lee Taylor listens to his best friend Jax BishopSA国际影视传媒檚 heartbeat with a stethoscope with help from probation firefighter Mackinley Moore at the Yellowknife Fire Division open house Saturday.
A crowd gathers outside the Yellowknife Fire Division fire hall on Franklin Avenue and Taylor Road to watch Lieutenant Dieter Andre, left, and on call firefighter Sarah ArngnaSA国际影视传媒檔aaq fight a grease fire.
On call firefighter Sarah ArngnaSA国际影视传媒檔aaq shows the audience at the Yellowknife Fire Division open house how not to put out a grease fire. A fire in a pot full of oil can cause some serious damage if water is used to extinguish it, with flames rising high up licking the roof. Water can be lethal, so covering the pot with a lid or using an extinguisher are safe options for putting out a grease fire.
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