WHEELERSBURG, Ohio — The Porter Township Fire Department will throw open its station doors for a free community open house on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the department said.
The event is free for the entire community, according to the department. Visitors are invited to tour the station at 676 Center St., check out the department’s fire trucks and ambulances up close, and walk through a smoke house to learn fire safety basics. Hot dogs and popcorn will be served, and families will have a chance to meet the firefighters and EMS personnel who serve the township.
“We would love to see our community stop by, meet some of our firefighters and EMS personnel, and get a closer look at the equipment we use to serve Porter Township every day,” the department said in a Facebook post.
Porter Township Fire Department operates out of its Wheelersburg station and staffs a combination of career and volunteer firefighters to cover the township, which sits along the Ohio River in southern Scioto County and includes the Wheelersburg and Sciotodale areas. The township was organized in 1814 and takes its name from early settler Porter Wheeler, according to township history.
The department asked residents to mark their calendars and bring the kids out for the Oct. 10 open house.
The information contained in this story was obtained from the Porter Township Fire Department.
