Fire Department open house brings out a crowd on Saturday

Three-year-old Cooper Pennington takes his turn trying out a fire hose with the help of David May during Saturday's open house at the Nevada Fire Department.

Jacob Denman, age 3, rings the vintage fire bell while touring the Fire Department Saturday.

Charlie Jones tells visitors how the equipment on the city's fire trucks operates. He said that the Fire Department will visit Nevada Schools during October to teach children about fire safety and to trust firemen in case of a fire.

Weston Zoglman, 8, looks over a fire safety coloring book the Fire Department handed out during their open house Saturday.