More than 170 folks showed up for the pancake breakfast and open house held Saturday, June 20 at the Chapala Fire Department headquarters.
The local bomberos team kept the crowd entertained with a demonstration of rescue rappel techniques, zipline rides for kids and inside looks at the fire station installations and its fleet of vehicles.
The event was organized by the Grupo de Asistencia de Bomberos y Cruz Roja, the local support group involved in the importation of second-hand equipment and supplies donated by north-of- the-border firefighters. Proceeds will go into the kitty help cover around 60,000 pesos in expenses for shipping in the next load of goods, due to arrive from Canada in September.
Vince Britton (left), adjutant of American Legion Post 7, and John Kelly, president of the assistance group and the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 1 in Chapala, check out the ambulance the Chapala Fire Department recently received from the Los Angeles Latino Firefighters Association.
Isaac Bosch, son of Rob and Cyndi Bosch, models a firefighter’s turnout gear.
After entertaining the big crowd, Chapala firefighters had a chance to tuck in at the breakfast feast.
Jocotepec mayor-elect Manuel Haro and his family were among the special guests.
American Legion Post 7 Commander Tim Stern (right) congratulates fireman Sergio Corona Tadeo, winner of the 50-50 raffle.
Isaac Bosch tries out the zip line with the assistance of the Chapala firemen.
For more information about the ongoing program benefiting Jalisco emergency crews contact John Kelly, telephone 766-0422, or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..