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Check out the newest addition to the MVFD fleet today at the annual open house. Equipped for rescues, the vehicle also can carry 500 gallons of water. (Marjorie Needham photo)
By MARJORIE NEEDHAM
The Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department (MVFD) annual open house is today, Sunday, Oct. 20, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Tucker Hill Road firehouse.
The event offers a variety of activities for children and adults and includes the department’s second biggest fundraiser, a raffle. Raffle prizes this year are a $1,500 gift certificate for Tribury Travel, an Apple iPad Pro, a 50-inch Samsung UHD TV, a $50 flower bouquet each month for 12 months, a $200 gift card to Vyne restaurant, a $100 gift card to Stop & Shop and a fire extinguisher and smoke alarm.
Those attending the open house will be able to tour the firehouse and the equipment, take a ride on a fire engine, and watch demonstrations of extinguishing a car fire and using the Jaws of Life. Proper use of a fire extinguisher also will be demonstrated.
Refreshments will be provided.
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