Palm Coast – Go big or go home!
This year the City of Palm Coast will out-do itself for its second Touch-a-Truck event on May 22 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. along Park Street in Central Park featuring more than 30 vehicles from multiple agencies including:
- City of Palm Coast Public Works, Stormwater, Utility and Fire Departments
- Flagler County Fire Rescue
- Flagler County Sheriff’s Office
- East Flagler Mosquito Control District
- Florida Highway Patrol
- Florida National Guard
- Flagler Technical College
The event is FREE and offers fun for the whole family - hosted by the City of Palm Coast Public Works Department, in celebration of National Public Works Week! The theme for National Public Works Week is #StrongerTogether and by joining forces with all of the important agencies doing work in Flagler County, it reinforces that spirit.
“With the success of the city’s first Touch-a-Truck, this has grown to multiple departments, multiple agencies and multiple types of technical and electrical equipment that is integral to keeping our community going,” said Public Works Lead Benny Cope. “In Public Works, we take pride in our work and want to share it with our residents, especially the youngest of minds who may follow in our footsteps in operating these important pieces of machinery in their careers.”
Kids of all ages will have the chance to not only touch, but hop right into the driver's seat of a dump truck, loader, pontoon excavator, signal bucket truck, fire ladder truck, SWAT vehicle, helicopter and more! View the full list below. To create a great experience for all attendees, the first hour of the event will be designated as “horn free.”
Vendors will include: Kona Ice, Ramon's Personal Chef, Cool Beans and Sweet Shelia’s Funnel Cakes. Plus, the Flagler Humane Society will showcase pets that need a forever home.
Park Street will be closed for the event, and part of Lake Avenue.
For more information, please contact City of Palm Coast Communications at 386-986-2484.
Touch a Truck Equipment & Agencies roster
Public Works
· Sweeper
· Grappler truck
· Dosan
· Loader
· Remote control mower
· Signal bucket truck
· Mechanic’s response Truck
· Chipper truck with chipper
· Mowers (TBD)
Public Works
· Sweeper
Storm Water
· Menzi Muck
· Lowboy tractor/trailer with the pontoon excavator on board
· Gradall
· Argo
· Vac Truck (TBD)
Utilities
· CCTV Van
· Valve Turning Machine
· Dump Truck
· Crane Truck
Palm Coast Fire Department:
· Ladder truck
· Woods truck or attack truck
· Fire engine
· Tent for hands free CPR
· Fire Department drone
Flagler County Fire Rescue
· Fire Flight
· Fire Rescue
· Flagler County drone
Flagler County Sheriff Office
· Mobile Command
· MWRAP
· Swat vehicle
· COP fingerprinting for children tent
· PAL tent
· Two COPS vehicles
East Flagler Mosquito Control District
· Fog truck
· Drone trailer
· Mosquito helicopter
Florida Highway Patrol
· Ford 150 patrol vehicle
· Chevy Tahoe Patrol Vehicle
Florida National Guard
· Radar truck
Parks & Recreation
· Fields cart painter
Flagler Technical College
· 2 tractors and a pop-up
Roger Towing
· Big wrecker
· Flat bed tow truck
· Self-loader tow truck
Flagler Humane Society
· Pop up & pets that need a forever home
Flagler County Animal Control
· Table (TBD)
Cline Construction
· Sweeper
Waste Pro
· Garbage Truck
Vendors
· Kona Ice
· Ramon’s Personal Chef
· Cool Beans
· Sweet Shelia’s Funnel Cakes
