Harrisonburg Saturday held its annual Touch-A-Truck event at the Chick-fil-A at 1691 E. Market St.

From 9 a.m. to noon, residents were able to come out and explore up close first responder apparatus.

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The event benefited The Gus Bus Reading Program, which aims to bring free academic enrichment to children throughout Harrisonburg and the counties of Page and Shenandoah. “We take our mobile-classroom vehicles to neighborhoods where families might have financial and/or transportation barriers to programs like ours—those that inspire creativity, promote social-emotional growth, and improve educational achievement,” the website reads.

🚨Public Service Announcement🚨
When #emergencyvehicles are responding to help in the community, please #pulltotherightandstop. Never pass them! We can’t afford to have even one fire truck out of commission. #beattentive #helpushelpyou #dontpassemergencyapparatus
📸 Ben Mazanec pic.twitter.com/9jxWCUPV7a

— Tulsa Fire Dept. (@TulsaFire) April 30, 2022

An SUV and a Tulsa (OK) fire truck responding to an emergency had a close call Saturday.

As the apparatus approached an intersection and planned a U-turn, the SUV driver thought it was safe to pass on the left, until it became clear the fire truck was turning. Fortunately, no one was injured.

The Tulsa Fire Department used the video as a public service announcement on social media about the dangers of passing responding fire apparatus.

Smeal—Fargo (ND) Fire Department 100-foot rear-mount platform quint. Spartan Gladiator LFD cab and chassis; Cummins X15 505-hp engine; Waterous CSUC20 1,500-gpm pump; 300-gallon polypropylene water tank; Onan 10-kW generator. Dealer: Darwin Kampa, Smeal Fire Apparatus, Snyder, NE.

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