Kelowna Fire Department - Open House

Kelowna Fire Department (KFD) will host its annual open house event on Sunday, October 6th from 09:00 AM to 12:00 Noon along Bernard Avenue (from Water Street to the Sails).Supporting the Kelowna Professional Firefighters Charitable Society (KPFCS), this year’s free, family-fun event will feature multiple community safety agencies including the Kelowna Fire Department (KFD), BC Ambulance Service, Central Okanagan Search and Rescue, Central Okanagan Emergency Support Services, and City of Kelowna Bylaw Services  

Salvation Army volunteers will be on-site serving coffee and a pancake breakfast (payable by donation), with proceeds going to the KPFCS. Other event activities include community safety demonstrations, the City’s Park and Play bouncy castle (weather permitting), face painting, a kids firefighter challenge, visits with FireSmart mascots, Ember and Sparky, and the opportunity to meet, in-person, with our City’s firefighting and emergency response teams.   A live, high-angle rope rescue demonstration from the KFD Technical Rescue Team will also take place at 10:30AM.