Fire Department's summer carnival opens June 21

Warwick — The Warwick Volunteer Fire Department will celebrate the first day of summer by holding a summer carnival on Wednesday, June 21, at 6 p.m., in Warwick’s Memorial Park on Forester Avenue. The carnival runs through Saturday, June 24, and will feature rides, games of chance, food, a car show, amusements and fireworks. Gates open at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. On Saturday, June 24, activities begin at 5 p.m. There also will be a car show on Saturday, starting at noon, featuring more that 50 antique vehicles. The carnival ends at 10 p.m. with a fireworks display. Friday night will be wrist band night. Anybody wearing a firefighter’s shirt will be entitled to unlimited carnival rides for $10. Meanwhile, the Warwick Fire Department also is planning its July 1 bi-annual Firefighters Parade, which is scheduled to include more than 100 fire and emergency vehicles and 78 fire companies. The parade steps off at 4 p.m. The department is a volunteer organization established in 1869 that provides the community with firefighting, rescue and emergency medical services. For more information about the carnival or parade, go to the fire department’s Web site at www.Warwickfire.com or call 986-3473.