Southampton Fire Company Holding Open House

UPPER SOUTHAMPTON TOWNSHIP, PA —As part of National Fire Prevention Week, the Southampton Fire Company will hold a fire prevention open house on Thursday.

The event takes place from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the fire company at 925 E. Street Rd. in Southampton.

Firefighters will perform exciting demonstrations, including extinguishing a car fire.

There will be numerous vendors and educational activities to learn safety tips, and fire trucks and apparatus will be displayed.

A recruitment station will also be set up for anyone ages 14+ who is interested in becoming a volunteer. Light refreshments will be available and parking is can be found behind the firehouse or library.

National Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 6-12.

Since 1922, the NFPA has sponsored the public observance of Fire Prevention Week.

In 1925, President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed Fire Prevention Week a national observance, making it the longest-running public health observance in our country.

During Fire Prevention Week, children, adults, and teachers learn how to stay safe in case of a fire. Firefighters provide lifesaving public education to drastically decrease casualties caused by fires.

Fire Prevention Week is observed each year during the week of October 9th in commemoration of the Great Chicago Fire, which began on Oct. 8, 1871, and caused devastating damage.

This horrific conflagration killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,400 structures, and burned more than 2,000 acres.