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Safety Fair returns to West Bountiful

Oct 06, 2022 11:11AM ● By Ashley Dickamore

West Bountiful Police Department hosted its annual Safety Fair at the West Bountiful City Park on August 27th. Usually a part of the city’s 4th of July celebrations, the fair returned as a separate event after a Covid-related two-year hiatus. 

This year’s event gave the few hundred attendees the chance to look inside fire trucks, police cars, and an AirMed helicopter. Public Works officials helped kids climb inside city tractors and Davis County SWAT officers told exciting stories as kids clambered inside the armored vehicles. Food truck lines were filled with children carrying balloon pets from Davis County Animal Care.

“It’s a great opportunity for the kids to interact with the Police Department in a really positive way,” said West Bountiful Chief of Police Brandon Erekson.

Fair guests had the opportunity to watch Mayor Ken Romney play the bad guy in a K-9 demonstration and feel the gusts from the AirMed rotor as it landed at 6 p.m. and took off around 8 p.m.

“The point of the Safety Fair is to make the community aware of what the agencies offer and what’s around to keep the community safe and well,” said AirMed Paramedic Nick Stocking.

Departments featured in the fair included South Davis Metro Fire Department, West Bountiful Police Department  Davis Behavioral Health, Public Works Department, Animal Care, Fire Department, University Air Med, Davis County SWAT.  λ