Te Awamutu volunteer firefighters hosted a steady stream of people at Saturday's open day, held to kickstart the celebration of 100 years of the Te Awamutu Brigade.
Visitors were able to check out decade displays, a large range of past and present firefighting appliances and equipment, watch a Speed
of Fire short film, learn valuable fire prevention tips, have a go at the Combat Challenge and watch live demonstrations of the cause of kitchen fires, and the right and wrong way of how to put them out, and a road crash rescue.
The successful public event involved a large number of Te Awamutu firefighters, plus visiting firefighters and past brigade members.
Brigade members took the opportunity to hand out a number of fire safety pamphlets and hope the dramatic kitchen fire demonstration reinforces those safety messages and reminds people of the correct way to deal with a stove top fire should that occur.
