On Sunday, Oct 10, the Jarrettsville Volunteer Fire Company held their annual open house. The event ran from 12 p.m. until 3p.m.

     Senior and JVFC volunteer Abbey Huneke said, “We had many booths, such as a radio station (100.7), the Harford County Sheriff’s office, we had someone doing cartoon portraits, balloon animals, we had our fire prevention table, and much more.”   She added that there were also “two car fire demonstrations, where the firefighters did a real life scenario, and demonstrated how they handle that situation.”

     Huneke says that it was estimated that around 500  plus people attended the event throughout the allotted time period.

     “This event was important because it was our annual fire prevention event, which we use to help teach not just kids, but the whole community about fire prevention and what to do incase of an emergency. The goal of the firehouse when we put this event together is to spread awareness for what you should do in the case of an emergency,” adds Hunecke.

     Oct 3-9 was National Fire Prevention Week. Across the nation fire companies were encouraging the community to be active participants in fire prevention. For Jarrettsville specifically they show kids basic fire prevention through this fun event. They do live demonstrations to show what a real active fire situation would look like. The goal of the week is to spread awareness of basic fire hazards such as electrical issues, unattended flames, and flammable chemicals. The timing of this event is to remember the Chicago Fire.

     “The community gets the opportunity to learn about gore safety, kids get the opportunity to see the inside of the ambulance and fire trucks, and learn that they shouldn’t be scared if we show up to their house. They learn what they should do in the case of an emergency, and how to react if something bad were to happen,” stated Hunecke

     The JVFC is continually trying to share a community feeling. They are holding several events monthly including “every Wednesday we have food trucks from 4-8:30, but they end on Halloween, when we will have our big “finale” food truck night, with Aladdin the Camel in our presence.”   She added that JVFC will also have our train garden open again this year,  because “we didn’t get to have it last year due to Covid, but the dates are TBD for that.”