Fishers Fire Department To Hold Chicken BBQ

The Fishers Fire Department will hold its popular community chicken barbecue Saturday, May 5, beginning at 4:00 PM. Chief Stromfeld, who chairs the event, notes that the chicken dinners usually sell out in about an hour.

Dinners, which cost $8, include a half chicken, salt potatoes, choice of a second side dish, roll, butter and beverage. Tables will be set up in the firehouse for meeting, greeting and eating, and take-out will also be available.

After dinner, visitors can view the department’s new 9/11 memorial, which is inside the firehouse. Chief Stromfeld says the memorial includes a section of steel beam from one of the World Trade Center twin towers, as well as glass work by renowned glass artist Nancy Gong, photo treatments by Keith Trammel and brass plaques by Haskell Monuments. Fishers firefighters built the concrete base and made the crushed concrete that is part of the memorial.

According to Chief Stromfeld, the dinner’s primary goal is to bring the community together for a social activity at the firehouse. He notes that this is an age-old tradition. Firefighters will have activities to encourage diners to hang around after they finish eating. Besides viewing the new 9/11 memorial, visitors can look over the equipment, have their blood pressure checked, learn how to properly use a fire extinguisher, pick up fire safety literature and much more.

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