The Norwood Fire Protection District’s annual Independence Day celebration is on Saturday, July 2!

Everything kicks off when fire engines lead the parade starting at 11am (to join the parade, register at 10am at the Town Hall). Immediately following is the Kids Fire Muster in the Norwood Town Park. This is where the fun comes in:

Bucket Brigade

A wild line of kids running buckets of water between four pools in a race to empty one pool and fill another.

Fire Gear Race

Kids race to see how fast they can put on full-size firefighter bunker gear – helmets, coats, pants and boots – run a course, and then take all the gear off.

Hose Drag

Holding a fully charged hose line, kids get to see what it’s like to run with it to a cone and back.

Soak the Fireman!

And what could possibly be more fun than taking that same hose and squirting a real-life firefighter in full bunker gear?

Gellyball

Think of this as “pee-wee paintball,” a safe, clean and fun learning experience that simulates the growing sport of paintball, coached by District Administrator Sonny Lopez.

Tug of War

Little kids (we’re going to need all of them) can test their grit against big, strong firefighters.

To top it all off, the NFPD, along with co-sponsor the Coach’s Mother, are going whole hog (and cow and chicken) with a community BBQ from 11:30am to 1pm in Town Park.