Planning a depressing lockdown birthday party for a young ‘un?.It’s the Calgary Fire Department to the rescue!.Fire Chief Steve Dongworth announced a plans on Friday to have a fire truck show up at the homes where people are self-isolating inside while they celebrate a birthday..Dongworth said the fire truck would blast their sirens and the firefighters inside may get on the loudspeaker for a predictable awful version of “Happy Birthday!”.The program is open for any Calgary children between the ages of four to twelve, and anyone over 75..He said the fire truck would hopefully get to the birthday party about 2 p.m..Dongworth said some firefighters had already started doing this on their own volition before the department made it a city-wide program..“Those families have been fairly overwhelmed (when the fire trucks showed up), said Dongworth..The chief said the “Drive-by Birthday” program will last until the end of May but could be expanded..Dongworth said the surprise for the younger children should be kept a secret in case the local fire truck gets called away for an emergency but that “we will get to you eventually.”.To book a fire truck for your party go here..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter: @Nobby7694
Planning a depressing lockdown birthday party for a young ‘un?.It’s the Calgary Fire Department to the rescue!.Fire Chief Steve Dongworth announced a plans on Friday to have a fire truck show up at the homes where people are self-isolating inside while they celebrate a birthday..Dongworth said the fire truck would blast their sirens and the firefighters inside may get on the loudspeaker for a predictable awful version of “Happy Birthday!”.The program is open for any Calgary children between the ages of four to twelve, and anyone over 75..He said the fire truck would hopefully get to the birthday party about 2 p.m..Dongworth said some firefighters had already started doing this on their own volition before the department made it a city-wide program..“Those families have been fairly overwhelmed (when the fire trucks showed up), said Dongworth..The chief said the “Drive-by Birthday” program will last until the end of May but could be expanded..Dongworth said the surprise for the younger children should be kept a secret in case the local fire truck gets called away for an emergency but that “we will get to you eventually.”.To book a fire truck for your party go here..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter: @Nobby7694
