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There was an extrication demonstration at Almelund Fire Hall Open House,  Saturday, Oct 10. Firefighters  used the “jaws of life” tool and a sawzall-style cutter to peel-back the roof, detach doors and remove the windshield from this scrap car;   showing how responders can render aid to trapped victims.  Meantime;  on-lookers are easily visible through where the windshield used to be.  Almelund F.D. served hot dogs and goodie bags for the kids were distributed inside the firehall,  as well as  truck rides and hands-on use of the fire hose.  Many area  fire departments hosted open houses for promoting Fire Safety Week, a designated week to replace smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector batteries and review your home’s fire action plan... See inside for more photos.

In the lower photo, a student is overjoyed that he can fit into a firefighters uniform when Chisago City and Center City FD's visited elementary schools last week for Fire Prevention Week.

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