Would You Like To Be A Police Officer or Firefighter Some Day?

Children were sampling the wonders of fire engines, the Bomb-Bot and a K-9 unit Sunday at the first Community Safety and Crime Prevention Faire in the Civic Park parking lot.

The favorite for Ryan Lee, 6, of Walnut Creek, was the truck of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District.

"I love the Bomb Bot (robot for bomb-defusing situations)," said his dad, Kevin Lee. 

There was a car seat clinic, a child ID and DNA kit booth, and a bike rodeo teaching bicycle safety. 

"We want the public to explore what we have to offer for public services," said WCPD Crime Prevention Coordinator Alicia Williams. 

It started with a child ID booth and "it grew bigger and bigger," said Williams.

K-9 Officer Joe Donleavy thrilled many kids with Kar, a German shepherd who was bred in the Czech Republic. 

There were tables for the Community Emergency Response Team and Disaster Animal Response Team — or perhaps you know them as CERT and DART.

All activities were free.