ABOVE: Lower Macungie firefighter Jayden Smith gives visitors an up-close look at the protective gear firefighters wear during the Lower Macungie Fire Department’s annual open house Oct. 10 at the Brandywine station.

RIGHT: Macungie Ambulance Corps EMT Greg (left) explains the equipment carried inside an ambulance to Ryan (center) and Grayson (right), members of Troop 86 of Alburtis.

BELOW: Children make their way through Upper Macungie Township’s safety smoke trailer, where they learned how to crawl through a smoke-filled room and safely exit through a window.Press photos by Timothy Singles

LEFT: “Junior” firefighters take aim at a mock fire.