Press Photo by Sharon SchrantzThe Lower Macungie Fire Department hosted an open house at the department’s Brandywine station, 6229 Sauerkraut Lane, Lower Macungie Township, Oct. 4. ABOVE: Lucas Worman checks out the fire truck supplies, making sure the truck is fully stocked. Additional photos appear on Page A2.

PRESS PHOTOS BY SHARON SCHRANTZRyan Crawford, of the Upper Macungie Fire Department, is pictured in his department’s smoke simulation house. Other area fire departments do not have a smoke house so Upper Macungie often brings the simulator to events.

Nikolai and Amelia Festa learn about fire and smoke in the smoke simulation house at the Lower Macungie Fire Department open house event Oct. 4.