Hinsdale’s well-liked Hearth & Police Open Home and Fall Household Fest each are on schedule for October.
The Hearth & Police Open Home is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday on the headquarters of each companies, 121 Symonds Drive.
Fall Household Fest is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 18 at Burlington Park and the village’s downtown.
The theme for this yr’s open home is “Cost into Hearth Security: Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Residence,” with demonstrations and tips about secure use, charging, and recycling, in keeping with info from the village.
As well as, there can be quite a lot of hands-on actions, together with a junior firefighter impediment course, 911 name simulator, security home presentation, and a dwell hearth demonstration. Children may also assist welcome the hearth division’s new hearth engine with the custom of “pushing it” into the firehouse.
Fox Valley Hearth and Security will present free hearth extinguisher checks with a restrict of three per individual.
On the police aspect, youngsters will obtain a particular passbook to gather stamps from distributors after which select a enjoyable giveaway prize. Guests may also try demonstrations and knowledge on division actions similar to SWAT and the bomb squad, in addition to crime scene investigation gear, drones and extra.
In line with the village, actions throughout the open home for the police division might embody assembly the officers, police station excursions and youngster fingerprinting.
Further hearth division actions might embody a fireplace extinguisher demonstration and testing, house escape plans ideas and hearth security trailer, “Struggle the Hearth” recreation for teenagers, meet the firefighters and hearth station excursions.
There are also plans for a bounce home, music, scorching canines, refreshments, and giveaways.
“The Open Home is one other smart way for our neighborhood to get to know their Police and Hearth Departments,” stated Karen Kowal of the Hinsdale Police Division. “We have now enjoyable actions and demonstrations in hopes of partaking with neighborhood members of all ages.”
Kowal stated Hinsdale began its annual Hearth and Police Open home about 2002. A digital occasion was held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Final yr, we had over 400 individuals,” she stated Monday. “This yr, we’re getting ready for about 400 individuals. As of now, the climate is trying fabulous, so we hope to have an awesome turnout.”
The Fall Household Fest is slated to incorporate leisure and crafts, inflatables for play, trick-or-treating at collaborating downtown companies, a Halloween costume contest, with check-in from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Chamber of Commerce desk, and free pumpkins for the primary 500 contributors.
Extra details about the Fall Household Fest is with the Hinsdale Parks & Recreation Division at 630-789-7090 or parkrec@villageofhinsdale.org.
Chuck Fieldman is a contract reporter for Pioneer Press.
