The crowd at South Madison Fire Territory Station Station 81 watch as an IU Health LifeLine Critical Care Helicopter takes off after a go to to city.
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PENDLETON — Joseph and Charlotte Shultz of Anderson and their youngsters, Mia, 6, and Sofia, 3, got here to Pendleton on Sunday to go to Falls Park.
Then an IU Health LifeLine helicopter got here swooping in.
“We were over at the park and we saw the helicopter land,” Joseph stated. “We came over here to see why it was over here.”
That’s how the Shultz household got here to be with tons of of different guests to Public Safety Day at South Madison Fire Territory Station 81, 100 S. Broadway St.
The station was open with quite a lot of hearth vehicles and rescue autos on show, actions for youngsters, Ok-9 demonstrations, free Ok-Burgers supplied by Pendleton Kiwanis Club, a Garners Towing monster truck, and naturally, the go to by the helicopter, which landed within the parking zone behind the station.
Karri Low of Pendleton — who attended the occasion with son Sawyer, 6, daughter Laney, 2, and sister Kim Sanders — stated Sawyer would particularly take pleasure in it.
“He loves monster trucks and firetrucks, so it’s a perfect event,” she stated, whereas passing a monster truck suspended within the air on Broadway Street, on the south finish of the occasion space.
Public Safety Day is an annual occasion throughout which space firefighters, paramedics, regulation enforcement and different associated businesses conduct demonstrations and reply questions from the general public, whereas offering a possibility for households to have a superb time.
In addition to IU Health LifeLine and the native hearth territory, different collaborating businesses included Pendleton Police Department, Madison County Sheriff’s Department, Madison County Central Dispatch (911 Call Center) and Madison County Emergency Management.
Lapel Stony Creek Township Fire Territory introduced autos for show.
“What I like about it, first of all, is to thank them for their service,” stated Pamela Beeler of Pendleton, who was there with household, together with grandson Adler Clendenen.
Beeler stated she’s attended the occasion in prior years, “honestly, for the K-Burgers.”
Guest of Honor on the occasion was Garrett Imel, 12, who, together with mother and father Heather and Jason, introduced “Garrett’s Famous Lemonade” stand, which raises money for charity.
Garrett first had the concept to promote lemonade when he was 4, Jason Imel stated. It has grown from promoting a single pitcher throughout a storage sale to utilizing a cell stand that holds 22 gallons at a number of occasions per 12 months.
Funds have gone to quite a lot of causes all through the years, Jason Imel stated. The proceeds from Sunday’s occasion might be break up between two non-profit organizations — Curing Kids Cancer, which in response to its web site is “dedicated to funding cutting-edge treatments of childhood cancers,” and Hoosier Burn Camp, which on its web site states it’s “committed to providing life-changing experiences for young people who have suffered the physical and emotional trauma associated with a severe burn injury.”
Six motorcyclists from Indiana Patriot Guard Riders Inc. rode from northern Indiana to Pendleton to point out their assist for Garrett, South Madison Fire Territory Chief Chris Nodine stated, and native hearth division members collected donations on the intersection of Pendleton Avenue and State Street.
In whole, about $3,000 was raised for the 2 charities, Nodine stated.
Also throughout Public Safety Day, Ascension St. Vincent Trauma Center handed out bicycle helmets, State Farm/Amy Turner had a desk the place hearth prevention materials was obtainable, and Friends of the Pendleton Community Library was promoting rubber duck entries for its upcoming Lucky Duck Race, which helps, amongst different issues, native library programming.
“SMFT would like to give a huge thank you to everyone who came out to Public Safety Day today!” Nodine posted on the division’s Facebook web page after the occasion. “Couldn’t have asked for better weather or a better turn out. We hope you all had as much fun as we did. Can’t wait to do it again next year.”
Nodine stated he estimates about 1,000 attended Public Safety Day this 12 months.
It’s an estimate based mostly partly on the variety of Ok-Burgers that have been cooked — 800 — and the truth that most of them have been passed by the top.
Charlotte and Joseph Shultz of Anderson take a photograph of kids Mia and Sofia posed at the back of the IU Health LifeLine Critical Care Helicopter throughout Public Safety Day in Pendleton.
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Karri Low (left), with youngsters Sawyer, 6, Laney, 2, and sister Kim Sanders walk previous a monster truck suspended within the air on Broadway Street south of fireside station, blocking the road off to visitors for Public Safety Day.
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Firefighter Kris Gustin provides the general public rides by way of city on an vintage hearth truck throughout Public Safety Day.
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A bunch of kids, together with Jack Ulm (entrance) pet Lars, a Madison County Sheriff’s Department Ok-9 unit dealt with by Sgt. Paul Kollros throughout Public Safety Day.
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A bunch of kids, together with Jack Ulm (entrance) pet Lars, a Madison County Sheriff’s Department Ok-9 unit dealt with by Sgt. Paul Kollros throughout Public Safety Day.
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Madison County Sheriff’s Department Ok-9 unit Lars takes off throughout an indication, below the watchful eye of Sgt. Paul Kollros throughout Public Safety Day.
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Heather and Corbin Harless speak to Madison County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Paul Kollros throughout Public Safety Day.
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Garrett Imel, 12, makes use of a firehouse with some steering to hit targets on a facade illustration of a home on hearth throughout Public Safety Day.
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Dusty Senkowski of Lapel talks with firefighter/paramedic Cory Hall about Rescue 81, which dates again to 2013.
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Dusty Senkowski of Lapel talks with firefighter/paramedic Cory Hall about Rescue 81, which dates again to 2013.
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Maverick Warren and Reagan Huffman, each 7 and of Anderson, discover hearth vehicles throughout Public Safety Day.
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Paramedic Aimee Maychack talks to Rachel Ferguson and Naom Ferguson, 7, in regards to the Lifeline helicopter, which is predicated in New Castle.
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Adler Clendenen appears as much as see the Lifeline helicopter from a firetruck he was exploring throughout Public Safety Day.
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