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First Responders to be Recognized at 10th Annual Safety Festival

On April 27, South Florida’s largest Safety Festival will celebrate its tenth anniversary of all things ‘SAFETY’ in St. Lucie County. This year as part of the celebration we will recognize First Responders and some other organizations that have played an integral part in bringing this event to the community.

The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, Port St. Lucie Police Department, St. Lucie County Fire District along with St. Lucie Public Schools, WPBF 25 News and Southern Eagle/Peter W Busch Family Foundation have supported and participated in this important community event every year. Together this group has provided dramatic live demonstrations incredible static displays, a tremendous amount of safety information, interaction with First Responders, School Safety personnel and News Anchors/Reporters who cover St. Lucie County.

“We created this event to showcase what our First Responders do to keep our community safe,” stated founder Douglas Farrell. “At the time other parts of the country were experiencing some very stressful situations and conflicts with law enforcement. Our goal was to make sure those situations didn’t trickle down to our community.”

“This has been an incredible event for all of us,” stated Richard Del Toro, PSL Police Chief. “We have the opportunity to interact with kids and families and show them some of the things we do through our live demonstrations. We are excited for another great Safety Festival.”

Thousands of people have attended the Safety Festival annually. Everyone loves the SWAT, Jaws of Life, K9 and Burn Trailer live demonstrations. Many come specifically to interact with First Responders and to check out their static displays. Helicopters, fire trucks, patrol cars, motorcycles armored personnel carriers and virtually everything you can imagine and then some are on display. It’s a place you can ask questions from people who know about all types of safety – home, water, auto, school, community.

The Safety Festival is held at Clover Park – home of the Mets – in St. Lucie West. Activities begin about 9am and will conclude at 2pm. There is no cost for parking or for attending the event. The community is invited to come out and support our First Responders and the job they do.

In addition to the live demonstrations and static displays, the event also features multiple touch-a-trucks; a free kids zone with bounces houses, face painting and more; vendor booths; many different food trucks; giveaways and plenty of safety information is available to all you attend.

Fun Run sponsored by Education Foundation of St. Lucie CountyA Fun Run for Education will kick off the event. It is sponsored by the Education Foundation of St. Lucie County and raises money for public school students and teachers. The run is open to the public. For information or to sign up visit efslc.org.

Blood One and the Alzheimer’s Brain Bus will both be onsite and open at 9am along with the booths, food trucks, kids zone and static displays. The live demonstrations will begin at 9:30am.

The mission of the Safety Festival is to showcase the outstanding work being done by our local First Responders and provide important safety information to those who attend.

Educational and safety information is available throughout the day. First Responder personnel are available to answer your questions and provide insight on how they keep our community safe. And you’ll have a chance to meet local News Anchors and reporters from WPBF TV 25 who will also been onsite for photos and to answer your questions.

This great community event would not be possible without the support of our local First Responders and sponsors. Some of this year’s participating organizations include: Port St. Lucie Police Department, St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, St. Lucie County Fire District, St. Lucie Public Schools, St. Lucie County Public Safety, Emergency Management, Environmental Resources, Environmental Protection Division, Safer St. Lucie, Fish and Wildlife Commission, Florida Division of Forestry, Florida Department of Health in St. Lucie County, Martin Health-Cleveland Clinic, City of Port St. Lucie, St. Lucie County, Blood One, the Brain Bus, Southern Eagle Distributing, Peter W. Busch Family Foundation, Seacoast Bank, HCA Florida, Emergency Operations Center, Education Foundation St. Lucie, WPBF TV 25 and more.

For vendor or sponsorship information, please call (772) 337-0049 or visit slcsafetyfest.com. Follow (like us) on Facebook at St. Lucie County Safety Festival or SLC Safety Festival.

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Safety Festival Rescheduled – October 24th

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Safety Festival has been rescheduled for Saturday, October 24. The event was originally scheduled for April but was postponed as a result of the statewide shutdown.

The Safety Festival, now in its 6th year showcases our local First Responders and what they are doing to keep our community safe. COVID-19 has impacted all of us. First Responders and Health Department personnel will be available to answer some of your questions.

“There is so much to do and see…we were thrilled to be there…the turnout was super…a wonderful event for the whole community…we had a fabulous time,” these are just a few of the comments from people who attended last year’s Safety Festival.

The 6th Annual Safety Festival is moving to Tradition Landing for this event. In addition to the demonstrations, touch-a-trucks, vendors, kids zone and other activities this year’s Festival will partner with the Tradition Pumpkin Patch. Up to 2000 pumpkins will be given away. And there will also be a Dance Fit Celebration to benefit the Education Foundation.

The Safety Festival kicks off at 9am and concludes at 2pm. Admission and parking are both free. Attendees will be able to meet our local First Responders including Fire Chief Nate Spera; PSL Police Chief John Bolduc; Ron Parrish, Public Safety Director; Clint Sperber, Health Officer; Wayne Gent, Superintendent of Public Schools and others. And you’ll learn about what they are doing to keep our community safe. News Anchors and reporters from WPBF TV 25 will also be onsite for photos and to answer your questions.

Kids of all ages will be able to climb on and get photos with fire trucks, bulldozers, brush trucks, police cruisers, motorcycles, helicopter and so much more.

The following are agencies planning to participate in the 6th annual Safety Festival. This list is subject to change depending on the pandemic: St. Lucie County Fire District, Port St. Lucie Police Department, Air Methods, St. Lucie Public Schools, St. Lucie County Public Safety, Emergency Management, Environmental Resources, Safer St. Lucie, Fish and Wildlife, Florida Division of Forestry, Florida Department of Health in St. Lucie County, Coast Guard Auxiliary, American Red Cross, Martin Health-Cleveland Clinic, City of Port St. Lucie, St. Lucie County, Blood One, Southern Eagle Distributing, Peter W. Busch Family Foundation, Toyota Center of Stuart, Education Foundation St. Lucie and more.

For vendor or sponsorship information, please call Lisa at (772) 337-0049 or visit slcsafetyfest.com.

St. Lucie Safety Festival Swat Demo

SLC Safety Festival Returns – April 27, 2019

The largest safety event on the Treasure Coast returns to First Data Field (home of the Mets), April 27, 2019.  The 5th Annual SLC Safety Fest, which was created to showcase our local First Responders is open from 9am to 2pm.

Featured attractions include an action-packed SWAT demonstration, a incredible Jaws of Life demo, a dynamic K-9 demo, an impressive Fire demonstration and more.  First Responders will show attendees some of the things they do to keep our community safe.  Touch-a-truck, static displays, food court, vendors, free kid’s zone and a variety of safety information will also be available for attendees to enjoy.

St. Lucie County Safety Festival K9 Demo

Some of the participating agencies include the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, St. Lucie County Fire District, Port St. Lucie Police Department, Air Rescue, St. Lucie Public Schools, Public Safety, Emergency Management, Marine Safety, Safer St. Lucie, 911, Fish and Wildlife, Division of Forestry, Highway Patrol, Southern Eagle Distributing, Busch Family Foundation, Martin Health Systems, Department of Health, Coast Guard Auxiliary, American Red Cross, One Blood, National Hurricane Center, Animal Control, St. Lucie Kids Safety Coalition and more.

The SLC Safety Festival is free to attend with free parking.  For vendor or sponsorship information, please call Lisa at (772) 337-0049 or visit slcsafetyfest.com.

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