VIDEO: The La Crosse Fire Department invited the public to one of La Crosse's fire stations for their annual fire prevention open house on September 23. In promotion of fire prevention week, the event aims to teach people about fire safety precautions, as well as provide an opportunity for people to tour the station and meet La Crosse fire-fighters. The event offers the community a rare insight into the department that keeps them safe. Captain Kyle Soden of the La Crosse Fire Department elaborates on the value of the event, "The fire stations aren't necessarily a public building, people don't necessarily come into them all the time, we usually come to them for our services."