Highlands Fire & Rescue to hold free public-safety open house Aug. 8
HIGHLANDS, N.C. — Highlands Fire & Rescue will hold a free public-safety open house on Saturday, Aug. 8, giving residents a scheduled opportunity to meet emergency responders, watch rescue demonstrations and receive certified car-seat safety checks.
The event will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Highlands Fire Department, 149 Franklin Road, Highlands, NC 28741. The event listing identifies the Highlands Fire Department as the presenter.
Activities planned at the fire station
The open house program will include rescue demonstrations and fire-truck rides. Children’s agility drills are also planned, providing a hands-on activity for younger visitors during the four-hour event.
Free food will be available. Certified technicians will conduct car-seat checks, giving parents and caregivers an opportunity to have child-restraint setups reviewed as part of the event’s safety programming.
The available listing does not say how many responders or demonstrations will be present. It also provides no attendance estimate or follow-up safety data. The information does not establish that appointments are required for the car-seat checks, and it does not describe them as mandatory.
Why the event matters
The open house combines public access to emergency responders with safety education and family activities. The timing provides a public-safety opportunity before the late-summer travel and school-return period identified in the event information.
For Highlands residents, the listing describes a scheduled civic event, not a response to a reported fire, rescue incident or specific emergency threat. The approved information does not characterize the open house as a new emergency-services program or staffing increase.
What happens next
The next confirmed date for the fire department event is Aug. 8, 2026, with activities planned throughout the 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. window at the Franklin Road station.
The Town of Highlands’ current public-meeting schedule lists a Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting for Aug. 12, a Board of Commissioners workshop and meeting for Aug. 20, and a Planning Board meeting for Aug. 24. Those meetings are separate from the fire department’s open house but provide the town’s next listed dates for municipal proceedings.
No cancellation, access or weather-contingency information is provided in the approved event material.
Sources
- Highlands Fire & Rescue Open House, Highlands Chamber of Commerce
- Upcoming Meetings, Town of Highlands
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