Bring the kids and enjoy breakfast with Redmond Firefighters on your way to the 70th annual Derby Days celebration in downtown Redmond.

The Redmond Fire Department will host a free, all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast for the community (donations will be accepted) from 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, July 10 at Redmond Fire Station 11, 8450 161st Ave. NE.

The breakfast, served by firefighters, will include pancakes, sausage, eggs, orange juice and coffee.

“This breakfast is a great way for residents to get to know their local firefighters and help out those in need,” noted firefighter Paul Richards, one of the organizers of this year’s event. “The kids always have a great time exploring the fire trucks and having a picture taken in a real firefighter’s helmet and jacket.”

The breakfast is sponsored by the Redmond Fire Department’s Benevolent Fund and all proceeds go towards benefiting the people of the local community, especially those facing personal tragedy. Parking is available in the Redmond City Hall parking garage, three blocks northwest of the station.

Aside from eating breakfast in the fire station, children can tour the department’s various fire apparatus, try their hand at squirting water on a mock fire and pose for photos in authentic fire gear.

For more information about the pancake breakfast, call (425) 556-2200 or e-mail prichards@redmond.gov.

To learn more about Derby Days events, visit www.RedmondDerbyDays.com.