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Safety from page 11 descriptions such as “near the carnival
rides” or a booth and make for much
year,” he added, encouraging parents to faster response time.
use wristbands. The identity bands real- “For the most part, the traffic flow is
ly help if children get off a carnival ride good except for Saturday,” he noted. The
and get separated from parents or car show and Saturday night fireworks
guardians in the crowd, he said. bring cars full of people to the park and
He and public safety colleagues he advises early arrivals and patience.
encourage Liberty Fest visitors to be “We try to open up as much as we
considerate of others. can,” Johnson said of parking, which
“It's a family event,” said Johnson, isn't a serious concern. Festival person-
noting alcohol and pets are banned from nel don't worry too much about rain, but
Heritage Park during the festival. the fire marshal monitors the weather
Excessive drinking isn't a big prob- carefully during the event especially for
lem, as alcohol consumption is limited to an electrical storm. They have an auto-
a tent area for adults only which is a matic text alert system that can notify
fundraiser for the Canton Rotary Club festival visitors of any impending weath-
and is carefully monitored. er situation which is monitored all week-
Fire Department personnel and end.
other Canton Township staff are also LaFever said the safety measures and
involved in carnival ride safety, he techniques used in Canton will keep
explained. The Canton police move offi- everyone safe and having a great time.
cers around on their shifts to cover both colorful, tall flags to help safety person- “All you have at the festival is your
road patrol and festival needs. nel respond quickly. Those, said reputation. You lose that, you lose the
New this year for the Liberty Fest are Johnson, are better than verbal location crowds,” he said.
