Street Dance Next Friday Night – Fun at the Fire Department Fundraiser

There’s an old-time block party planned for next Friday, May 13, and the entire community is invited. A dance will be held on North Carson Street, hosted by the Fallon/Churchill Fire Department and Fed Fire from NAS Fallon and will begin at 5 p.m.

“We want to build goodwill and have the community come visit the Firehouse,” said Chris Henning, who has been a volunteer firefighter for the past 16 years.

According to Henning, Carson Street will be blocked off and local DJ Todd Moretto will be playing music. The event will be a fundraiser for the Volunteer Department, with tri-tip for $10 and hot dogs for $5. There will be a bar and beer trailer, as well as sodas and water. Fed Fire is bringing their ice cream trailer and ice cream will be free along with free games of cornhole and Jenga.

“Fed Fire will also bring their smoke trailer and teach kids fire safety,” said Henning. The fire trucks will be on display and one truck will be dedicated to giving rides.

“We haven’t done this in over 15 years,” said Henning, “and we’re really hoping the community comes out to join us.”

In addition to food and games, the department is also holding a raffle with each ticket costing $20. The prizes are a Colt AR15 5.56 mm with 500 rounds of ammunition, a Glock 19 gen 9 mm with 250 rounds of ammunition, and a Ruger Wrangler .22lr SA revolver with 100 rounds of ammunition. Tickets are available now and can be purchased at the fire department at 20 N. Carson Street.

The Fallon/Churchill Fire Department is a volunteer department that maintains an ISO-1 rating through their extensive training, investment in equipment, and high response time in spite of covering the vast expanse of 5,024 square miles that is Churchill County. The department responds to more than 400 fire and extrication calls a year with an average response time of less than six minutes for all calls.

The first volunteer fire department to receive the ISO Class 1 rating, the department has maintained that rating since 1995, allowing for local residents to receive lower rates on their homeowner’s insurance.

The event will end at 9 p.m. to be considerate of the neighbors and the community.