{"id":341826,"date":"2025-08-13T18:31:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T18:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/341826\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T18:31:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T18:31:11","slug":"clydebank-fire-station-to-hold-open-day-with-live-demos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/341826\/","title":{"rendered":"Clydebank fire station to hold open day with live demos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The event, which will be held on Saturday, August 23, from 11am to 4pm, is set to feature live demonstrations and family-friendly activities.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Visitors can expect to witness live chip pan, safe working at height and hose running demonstrations.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  There will also be face painting, a firefighter dunk tank, a bouncy castle, a charity raffle and tombola, and a display of Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) heritage vehicles.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clydebankpost.co.uk\/news\/25387451.free-letterpress-event-take-place-clydebank-autumn\/?ref=ial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free letterpress event to take place in Clydebank this autumn<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Councillor Lawrence O\u2019Neill, Kilpatrick ward, said: &#8220;I&#8217;m absolutely delighted to see Clydebank Fire Station hosting an open day.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;It&#8217;s a fantastic opportunity to educate both children and adults alike, while having fun at the same time.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The event aims to highlight the vital role played by the fire service in the community.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  According to a recent housing and communities committee meeting, the fire service attended 450 incidents between April and June, including 245 fires and 54 non-fire emergencies such as car accidents.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Firefighters rescued 15 people during that period.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clydebankpost.co.uk\/news\/25384107.free-job-support-offer-west-dunbartonshire-employers-jobseekers\/?ref=ial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free job support on offer for West Dunbartonshire employers and jobseekers<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Councillor William Rooney said: &#8220;We\u2019re incredibly fortunate to have a fire station right on our doorstep, and it\u2019s wonderful to see them play such an integral role in our communities.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;They work tirelessly to keep us safe, and we owe them our deepest gratitude.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Every single day, they save lives.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;We may admire superheroes on the big screen during summer blockbuster season \u2013 but these are the real heroes among us.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The event, which will be held on Saturday, August 23, from 11am to 4pm, is set to feature&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":341827,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7826],"tags":[748,918,4884,712,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-341826","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-glasgow","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-glasgow","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-scotland","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115022888036432224","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=341826"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341826\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/341827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=341826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=341826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=341826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}