Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District open house Saturday
Fire engines, food trucks, station tours, raffle prizes, a bounce house and public safety demonstrations will be among the attractions at this year's Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District's open house Saturday.
The free event will be 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the fire district's Lake Barrington station, 22222 North Pepper Road. A side-by-side demonstration scheduled for 12:30 p.m. will allow guests to see how fire sprinkler systems contain fires and limit property damage and injury.
A blood drive will run at the station from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. There also will be a raffle to win a junior firefighter uniform.
For more information, contact Capt. Angela Grandgeorge at (224) 848-4875 or agrandgeorge@bcfpd.us.
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