On Sunday, October 22 the Caroline Springs CFA is opening its doors to the community for its annual open day.
CFA open days help Victorians learn more about what brigades do for their local community, and to help people prepare for summer and the coming fire season.
The Caroline Springs event will get under way at 11am, and will include fire truck and fire fighting equipment displays, a barbeque lunch, kids entertainment including jumping castles and fairy floss.
The CFA volunteers will also be joined by their friends from Victoria Police, Ambulance Victoria, SES and Rotary who will also be available to meet the public and share information.
Caroline Springs CFA firefighter and community safety coordinator Ryan Baker said he’s excited for an opportunity post-COVID for the community to come back together and see who supports the broader community.
“The open day is an opportunity for us to open up to the community, allow them to come and visit, check out the station, the trucks, equipment and the volunteers that donate their time to support our community,” he said.
“…An opportunity for the public to come and engage, ask questions, and learn through a variety of physical demonstrations, exposure and awareness.”
As the weather warms up Mr Baker reminded the community to check smoke alarms and change batteries post daylight savings if they haven’t done so already.
He also reiterated the importance of having a home fire safe plan and an extinguisher, fire blanket and an exit route in the case of an unlikely event.
