Avon's Emergency Services Day To Showcase Local Heroes

AVON, CT — Residents who want to see the role the town's emergency responders play in the community can do so safely at a special event this weekend.

The Avon Volunteer Fire Department (AVFD) is inviting the community to experience Avon Emergency Services Day on Sunday, Sept. 21, from noon to 4 p.m. at Avon High School, 510 West Avon Road.

This will be a free, family-friendly event highlighting local first responders, their life-saving work, and the equipment they use every day.

Emergency Services Day will feature:

• A Life Star helicopter landing
• Automobile extrication demonstration by AVFD firefighters
• Canine demonstrations
• Vintage 1960s Cadillac ambulance from American Medical Response
• Displays by Avon Police, CT National Guard, CT Highway Safety Office ("Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign), and more.
• Fire trucks and other emergency vehicles will be on display

This free event is a hands-on, educational, and interactive program for families and kids.

Food trucks will be on site, and event T-shirt sales will benefit Tunnel to Towers (direct donations also encouraged).

For more information on Avon Emergency Services Day, click on this link.