Allegheny County is planning a fire prevention and safety fair Oct. 6 at the county airport in West Mifflin.

The event, which kicks off the Fire Prevention Week, goes from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is free to the public.

Numerous first responders, medics, 911 dispatchers and other organizations will be at the fair.

Allegheny County Emergency Services Chief Alvin Henderson called the event a “day of fun and learning.”

“The Allegheny County Fire Prevention Week Kick-Off and Health & Safety Fair will feature demonstrations, activities and lots of great information to protect our neighborhoods and help make our families safer,” he said in a press release.

Below is a list of all the organizations that will be at the fair…

• Allegheny County 9-1-1 Mobile Training Unit education and giveaways
• Allegheny County Emergency Services canine demonstrations, canine CPR, search and rescue dogs, and cadaver dogs
• Allegheny County Juvenile Firesetters Intervention Team fire education and giveaways
• Allegheny County Police talking police car and child digital fingerprinting
• Allegheny County Fire Marshal’s accelerant detection dog, Coal, and new accelerant puppy-in-training, Diesel
• Dravosburg Fire Department’s Sparky the Dog
• EQT’s Freddie the Flame mascot
• Face painting courtesy of Hope Worldwide
• Monroeville Volunteer Fire Department Smoke House where people will practice exiting from a smoky house
• Public safety equipment and apparatus displays from various agencies and municipalities
• UPMC health screenings
• West Mifflin Police Department child fingerprinting

• Allegheny County Council
• Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office
• Allegheny County Medical Examiner Forensic Lab Division
• Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office
• American Red Cross
• Baldwin Emergency Medical Services
• Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
• Public safety agencies from Dravosburg, Duquesne, Glassport and McKeesport
• Salvation Army
• West Mifflin Fire Department
• West Penn Burn Center

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