Fire Prevention Week: South Brunswick’s Fire Departments To Host Open House

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – The three fire departments from South Brunswick will be hosting an open house at their respective fire stations to celebrate National Fire Prevention Week.

The Kingston Volunteer Fire Company will be holding an open house at their fire station at 8 Heathcote in Kingston on Saturday, Oct. 5, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. The KFD is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year and will host a short program to recognize the milestone. The event will include food, firefighting demos, and an inflatable slide for kids.

On the same day, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., the Kendall Park Volunteer Fire Company will be holding an open house at their fire station at 125 New Road in Kendall Park. The event will include food, firefighting demos, and games for kids to learn fire safety.

On Sunday Oct. 6, the Monmouth Junction Volunteer Fire Department will be hosting an open house at their fire station at 573 Ridge Road in Monmouth Junction from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The MJFD is also celebrating their 100th anniversary, and this year’s open house will include fire safety displays, equipment demonstrations, food & drinks, inflatable games for kids, and a special guest appearance by Marshall from Paw Patrol.

Fire Prevention Week has been observed since 1922, and in 1925, President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed Fire Prevention Week a national observance.

Fire Prevention Week is observed each year during the week of Oct. 9 in commemoration of the Great Chicago Fire of Oct. 8, 1871, which killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless and destroyed more than 17,400 structures.

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