Auburn firefighters demonstrate Saturday how to use various tools to pry open a car during the Auburn Fire Department open house at 550 Minot Ave. A rescue dummy is seated in the passenger seat. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Evelyn LaPointe uses a fire hose Saturday with the help of firefighter Brian Martin during the Auburn Fire Department open house at 550 Minot Ave. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Isaac Hillier, 3, left, and his brother Avery learn how a fire extinguisher works Saturday from firefighter Jesse Hutchinson during the Auburn Fire Department open house at 550 Minot Ave. The two boys came with their father who is a firefighter at the station in Auburn. In addition to being able to try out the fire extinguisher simulator, children were given tours of fire engines and could go through a firefighter’s obstacle course. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal