Stafford Fire Chief Joseph Cardello slid down the fire pole at the county's newest fire station.
"The things we do for our kids," said Cardello before sliding down into the apparatus bay.
Cardello's young daughter urged him to demonstrate the pole in front of county public officials, staff, and decorated members of the fire and rescue department who came to participate in a long-awaited dedication of the station, located near the intersection of Shelton Shop Road near Garrisonville roads in North Stafford.
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