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Firefighter Story Time
2026-10-06 10:30:00 2026-10-06 11:30:00 America/New_York Firefighter Story Time In recognition of National Fire Prevention Week, join the Alachua County Fire Rescue for Story Time and Fire Truck Tour. Waldo Branch - Meeting Room

Tuesday, October 06
10:30am - 11:30am

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Waldo Branch

Meeting Room

In recognition of National Fire Prevention Week, join the Alachua County Fire Rescue for Story Time and Fire Truck Tour.

Experience a unique story time with books read by our Alachua County Fire Rescue firefighters and stay afterwards for a fire truck tour! Learn about the importance of fire safety in observance of National Fire Prevention Week from October 4th to October 10th, 2026. Story Time is a fun-filled and interactive program with activities such as storytelling, rhymes, dance, singing, sign language, and more. This is a great opportunity for your little ones to read, laugh, sing, and get to know some other kids from around the community. 

AGE GROUP: | Toddlers (1-3 years) | Preschool (3-5 years) | Babies (1 and under) |

EVENT TYPE: | Story Time |

TAGS: | Story Time | Firefighters | fire truck |

Waldo Branch
Phone: 352-866-7392
Branch manager
Sarah Grainger
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Sat, Sep 12, 10:30am - 11:30am
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