Montevallo 2nd Annual Fire Prevention Parade

Story By: Marcus Sanders

The city of Montevallo started National Fire Prevention Week with a day set aside for dedication to the men and women of the local fire department. The fun filled day included a loud and heart-pounding parade where the community watch and waved as the bright red trucks rolled on by.

2nd Annual Fire Parade

 After the parade the community strolled their way down to Orr park , where the festival has been arrange for family fun and a chances for kids to meet and greet firefighters. The event include fun events for the kids , free food  and live music.   

Prevention Week Main Theme

National Fire prevention week runs from October 6th to the 12th. It was created to pay homage to the great Chicago fire of 187, which killed 250 people and left over 100,000 homeless. Every week since 1922 have been dedicated to the special week. This year's theme was " preventing kitchen fires". Kitchen and cooking fires are the number one cause of house fires and fire related injuries. Fire departments across the nation are focused on preventing local residential fire with small steps that can make your home a lot safer.