Fire station open days and school visits

Open days

Hoddesdon Fire station - 4th July, 10am-3pm (quiet hour 10-11am)

Buntingford Fire Station - 5th September, 10am-4pm (quiet hour 10-11am)

Watford Fire Station - 12th September - 12pm - 3pm

Not all open days have the same activities and some depend on the weather. That may include:

having a look round a fire engine
watching a cooking oil fire demonstration
seeing someone rescued from a car
a teddy bear 'parachute drop' from the top of the drill tower (bring your own teddy)
other specialist emergency vehicles and services
smoke experience
Loki the fire investigation dog
stalls, food and entertainment.

On occasion an event may be cancelled without prior warning. Do contact the fire station direct before travelling.

School visits

You can request a visit to your school by local fire station staff.

All visits provide age related safety information and are in line with the curriculum.

Visits usually last between 30 minutes and 1 hour.

All visits are dependent on operational cover and service priorities and may be cancelled at short notice.