Texas Border Business
EDINBURG, Texas — The Edinburg Fire Department invites the community to the Annual Fire Prevention Festival scheduled for Saturday, October 11. Aimed at promoting the prevention of fires, this year the festival will be held in conjunction with the University of Texas -Pan American Annual HESTEC Community Day.
The event will kick off with a parade at 3 p.m. on University Drive starting at the intersection of Mon Mack and Sprague Street and finishing at the UTPA ITT Building on Fourth street.
Live entertainment will follow starting at 4 p.m. on the Fire Department Stage, which will be located next to the Fieldhouse. Kikker Daddy Legacy, Bucking Crazy, Briana Rocha and headliner Michael Salgado are all scheduled to perform.
October is Fire Prevention Month and firefighters hope to take advantage of the mass gathering to talk about the importance of having a family escape plan as well as working smoke alarms. Throughout the event, children will have the opportunity to practice crawling through a room filled with fake smoke and learn important techniques like stop drop and roll. Firefighters will also conduct a live burn demonstration of a kitchen to show the dangers of grease fires.
