Attendance at the 2017 Habersham E-9-1-1 Children's Fun Festival topped previous years, officials said.
The free event, held from 5-8 p.m. Thursday at the Habersham County Fairgrounds near Clarkesville, drew some 7,000 people to view safety exhibits, public safety vehicles and aircraft, booths from area organizations, and to participate in children's activities.
Organized by dispatchers, the event is a way for dispatchers to give back to the community, while allowing the public to get a look at the agencies and resources available in Habersham County.
NGMT employees prepare to greet those attending the Habersham E-9-1-1 Children's Fun Festival.
Georgia Power Co. promotes safety around electricity with its Power Town demonstration.
Children's Fun Festival participants line up to get a look inside the Gainesville-based AirLife Georgia 2 medical helicopter.
Georgia Department of Natural Resources Pilot Doc Watson and Ranger Beth Gilbert allow those at the Children's Fun Festival to look at one of the department's aircraft.
Luke Nunnally, a forestry dozer operator, and Holland Nunnally, a lemur, pause with their mother Lacy Nunnally during the Children's Fun Festival.
A Ghostbuster arrives to help rid the Children's Fun Festival of ghosts.
Even the livestock pavilion is filled with activities, booths and trick-or-treat stops during the Children's Fun Festival.
Families and friends don costumes for the Children's Fun Festival.
Baldwin Police Chief Charlie Webb recovers from a swim in the Dunk a Hero booth.
Habersham County Animal Care and Control greets visitors with open arms.
Towing operators, the Georgia Forestry Commission and National Guard are among those displaying vehicles.
Fire departments from around Habersham County display their trucks for the thousands attending the Children's Fun Festival.
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources helicopter lifts off after the Habersham E-9-1-1 Children's Fun Festival.
Smoke pours from Clarkesville Police Department's Mobile Ghost Containment Unit.
A ghost is trapped in Clarkesville Police Department's spectral transport vehicle.
Habersham County Sheriff's Office school resource officer and HEAT cars are lined up for show during Children's Fun Fest.
Cornelia Fire Department personnel teach children how to safely get out of a smoke-filled building.
Baldwin Police Department passes out candy to those attending the Habersham E-9-1-1 Children's Fun Festival.
Cpl. Anne Wiley of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division, foreground, and Officer Don Ford and Chief Tim Jarrell of Mt. Airy Police Department visit with those attending the Children's Fun Festival.
Habersham County Sheriff's Office School Resource Officer Chad Mann spins tunes for those attending the Children's Fun Festival.
Lines of people snake their way through the Dewey H. Tench Market Pavilion during the Children's Fun Festival.
Children line up to enter one of the inflatables.
Ranger 1st Class Joe Hill and Cpl. Anne Wiley of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division visit with Capt. Stuart Delugach of the U.S. Forest Service Law Enforcement before passing out candy and hunting information.
A captured ghost can be seen inside Clarkesville Police Department's transport vehicle.
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