PHOTO GALLERY: Stillwater Fire Department Open House

The Stillwater Fire Department hosted an open house Saturday wrapping up Fire Prevention Week.

Open House

Firefighters put on demonstrations, gave station tours, had free fire education/prevention material, as well as offered blood pressure checks, face painting, and fingerprinting.

Stillwater firefighters were joined by the Stillwater Police Department, Lakeview Hospital EMS, Washington County Public Health Child Safety Seat information, and Freckles the Fire Dog.

Kids practiced using fire extinguishers on live training props and squirting a fire hose.

Fire Prevention Week Statistics

• House fires killed more than 2,500 people in the United States in 2009;
• United States Fire Departments responded to more than 360,000 house fires;
• Cooking equipment is the leading cause of house fires;
• Heating and electrical equipment and smoking materials are the leading causes of all reported house fires;
• Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a house fire in half.