(KLZA)-- The Falls City Police Department joined with hundreds of other Departments across the country Tuesday evening to sponsor a National Night Out event.

Free swimming at the Falls City Aquatic Park and free hotdogs and brats served by officers of the Falls City Police Department were part of the draw.

Police Chief Jaime Baker said the community relations event is a good chance for the officers to have an open dialog with community residents.

There were a number of displays to view for those attending. The Falls City Volunteer Ambulance Squad and Falls City Volunteer Fire Department attended. The Nebraska Department of Transportation brought their roll-over simulator, The Operation Lifesaver program was on hand and had the Burlington Northern interactive display trailer on hand.

In addition, the Nebraska State Patrol was able to bring a helicopter for everyone to view to the event.

Tom Hillyard with Operation Life Saver, a highway rail safety program dedicated saving lives and keeping people safe around railroad tracks. Hillyard has worked with that program for nearly 20 years teaching area youth and adults about safety at rail crossings.

Hillyard explained that with harvest coming before long and school starting it is vital that people pay attention when coming to rail crossings, noting that it takes a train traveling at 55 miles-per-hour about a mile to come to a stop.

The motto is “If you see tracks, think train.”

The annual National Night Out is now in it's 41st year and spans across 400 communities in 23 states allowing people an opportunity to meet local law enforcement members and other first responders.