(Red Oak, Iowa) – Red Oak/Montgomery County First Responders and all of their friends and colleagues in southwest Iowa will be joining forces on Aug. 2nd along with 38 million others, in celebrating National Night Out. This is the 39th year of the National event (the 6th year in Red Oak), and there will be more than 10 other Iowa cities officially registered for the event.

Red Oak/Montgomery Co. officials say the theme of the evening is Public Safety-Safety of the Public. First Responders confirmed to be on hand are from ROPD, ROFD, MCSO, MCSO Communications/Corrections, Mont Co EMA, Stanton Fire, Villisca Fire & Rescue, Elliott Fire & First Responders, Grant Fire, Iowa State Patrol, Iowa DOT MVE, Secret Service, IA National Guard, BNSF Police, Iowa DNR, Mont Co Conservation, Air Evac.

Surrounding counties/cities have been contacted and first responder invites have been extended – and there is always a great showing of cooperation and support from those agencies, as they all truly work together. The Safety of the Public aspect will focus on Fire Safety (Local FD, Elks), Farm Safety (AgriVision, IA Corn Growers), Health related (MCMH, MOCO Public Health, Zion, MOCO Child Abuse Council, Blank Children’s Hosp, Kiwanis, Red Oak Comm Schools, and others. (Click on the map to enlarge >>>)

There will be a Helicopter landing. Throughout the Park and around the square will be FREE food (Elks, Rainbow, Eagles, Walnut Creek Acres, HyVee, Fareway, United Group, Rotary, Grand Theater, and others), info booths and handouts, displays, games, SuperHeroes, vintage police and fire vehicles, (Prescott car club, racecars, photo booth, tribute vehicles and displays, and monster trucks. As of the most recent report, there are over 96 total partners helping with food/displays/ vehicles/ exhibits/events/and other participating factors and many more expected by August 2nd.

Please join Emergency Personnel at the beautiful Fountain Square Park in Red Oak, for a FUN and FREEEEEEEEE, evening. A reminder also, that the Square area and one-block in each direction, will be shut down at 4:00 pm to allow for set up and all of the partners to get prepared for the night. As a sign of support please turn your porchlight on for the evening. The National theme is to take back the night, take back our neighborhoods and communities.