Fire Fest a success

By Deanna Bertrand

KINGSVILLE— Dreams of one day becoming a firefighter may have been born this past weekend as many children and adults had a chance to step up on vintage trucks, ring the fire bells and get their photos taken with their favourites.

Saturday, September 4 was the first Fire Fest for the town, which was kicked off with a pancake breakfast in Cottam hosted by the North Station.

Kingsville Fire Chief John Quennell said they had a “great turnout”and that it was great to see so many kids out — some even in their “bunker gear” for the pancake breakfast.

The vintage trucks remained on the streets of Kingsville until about 3 pm when Kingsville Open Streets began.

An overview of the fire trucks on display Saturday.

Charlie Robinson, 4 of LaSalle, and Autumn Renaud, 5 of Harrow brought their own ride to take in the Fire Fest.

SUN photos by Deanna Bertrand

Olena Lizotte, 3, of Kingsville gets a hand using the crank on the 1917 Ford Model T Fire Engine which served Carrier Mills, Illinois.