By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – Who wants to see SWAT team equipment up close? Meet a search and rescue dog? Watch firefighters use their extrication tool?
For those curious about emergency responders and the work they do, all that and more can be found in one place tomorrow, in the parking lot of Bethel Church of the Assemblies of God in Napavine.
The public is invited to the four-hour gathering to meet and interact with the many different first responders serving the citizens of Lewis County.
“This event is an opportunity for the community to meet their first responders, see the equipment they use, ask questions, see demonstrations, and interact with the people and agencies that make Lewis County a safer place to live,” Lewis County Sheriff Robert Snaza states in a news release.
It runs from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. They’re calling it a First Responders Day, and it’s hosted by the sheriff’s office in partnership with numerous local public safety agencies and organizations.
Attendees can watch demonstrations by law enforcement of less lethal weapons, a police pursuit and a K-9 doing its thing, as well as personnel from a Life Flight helicopter in action.
Bethel Church is just east of Interstate 5 at exit 72 in Napavine.
Here is a tentative schedule:
10 a.m. – SWAT Team Equipment Demo
10:30 a.m. – Fire – Hurst Extrication Tool Demo
11 a.m. – Law Enforcement – Less Lethal Demo
11:30 a.m. – Staged Pursuit with Stop Stix Deployment, and K-9 Demo
12:30 p.m. – EMS – Life Flight Helicopter Demo
1 p.m. – SAR – Search Dog Demo
1:30 p.m. – Q & A
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
Come on down and watch the police show off their equipment. We have everything under the sun except Body Cameras and Dash Cameras.