Fourth Annual Fire Safety Awareness Parade and Kidsfest Safety Fair

Plans are underway for the Fourth Annual Fire Safety Awareness Parade and Kidsfest Safety Fair. Fire Departments from Johnson, Franklin and Logan counties, along with the Arkansas
Forestry Commission and the US Forest Service will be participating in the Fourth Annual Fire Safety Awareness Parade to be held in Clarksville. The parade, held on October 7th, will kick off Fire Prevention Week, October 8-14. The theme for Fire Prevention Week is Prevent Cooking Fires, Watch What You Heat. The parade will start at 10 A.M. and will travel west from Main Street and Rogers Street to Main Street and Crawford Street.

Pipers will be leading the parade followed by the Boy Scout Troop 76 Honor Guard. Fire trucks and emergency vehicles will then go to the Marvin Vinson Center at 1611 Oakland Street where they will be parked. People will have the opportunity to see the trucks up close and meet the firefighters.

Kidsfest Safety Fair will be held at the Marvin Vinson Center from 11 A.M. until 2 P.M. There will be activities by various agencies in Johnson County. A more detailed list of participants will be published on this blog at a later date.