A free and family-friendly event will roll into Highton, giving the community a chance to meet with their emergency services.
Highton Emergency Services Day will be held at Highton Reserve from 9am on Sunday, October 5, with people able to explore emergency service gear and vehicles and watch live demonstrations.
Country Fire Authority (CFA) South West Region community education presenter Harvey Beckley said the event looked to showcase the region’s emergency services along with safety messaging.
“It’s really good for the community to connect with our services, especially with regards to our safety messaging and making sure Victorians are as prepared as they can be,” he said.
“I’m looking forward to spending the day in the community doing what I personally love, which is chatting about all things fire safety and seeing all the smiles from kids in and out of our fire trucks.”
Mr Beckley said members from CFA, State Emergency Service, Victoria Police, Ambulance Victoria and other services would be available to speak with the community.
“We often find that a lot of emergencies are preventable or treatable before they happen, especially regarding fire safety and crime prevention,” he said.
“It is important that we can create opportunities for young people and kids to engage and learn how much fun and excitement there is in being an emergency worker.
“The event is also about building rapport and making sure that the community knows that we’re all approachable as emergency service workers and we’re all here to help.”
There will also be barbecue available during the day to help raise money for the region’s emergency services.
