There were armored vehicles, punt pass and kick, a bouncy castle, tug of war, K9 demonstrations and much more.

Many of the first responders brought their family members to join in the fun.

The National Night Out is an annual event that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie. This year, other first responders also were invited.

One of the more popular demonstrations was the 3,000-gallon portable pool that was deployed from a truck and filled in less than 3 minutes.

Mahpiya Gonzalez follows his brother for a high jump into the portable pool at National Night Out held in White Shield Tuesday, Aug. 5.

“It’s going to be a game-changer,” Katlin Two Crows, Three Affiliated Tribes Law Enforcement Services assistant, said of the portable pool.

“Last year was a hard one,” Two Crows said, expressing how hard it was to view pictures of livestock and wild animals that died in fires. “One man in the northern area died trying to get his animals out of his barn.

The undefeated White Shield Fire District lost to the sheriff’s department and tribal police during tug of war held at the National Night Out held in White Shield Tuesday, Aug. 5.

Law enforcement members and other first responders pose for a photo with community youth during the White Shield Public Safety Center National Night Out held Tuesday, Aug. 5.

Clifton Whitman Jr., chief of police for the Three Affiliated Tribes; Tommy Bonilla, captain of the White Shield Fire District; and Max Sanford, a corporal with Patrol Squad #1 of the McLean County Sheriff’s Office, from left to right, were among first responders taking part in National Night Out held in White Shield Tuesday, Aug. 5.

Children take on law enforcement members in a friendly game of tug of war during the National Night Out in White Shield Tuesday, Aug. 5.

Lizz Sam, a public health nurse with the White Shield clinic recently promoted to director of the Elbowwoods Public Health Department, visits Jesse Feist, right, deputy with the McLean County Sheriff’s Office Sakakawea Joint Special Operations Team.

Clifton Whitman Jr., chief of police for the Three Affiliated Tribes; Tommy Bonilla, captain of the White Shield Fire District; and Max Sanford, a corporal with Patrol Squad #1 of the McLean County Sheriff’s Office, from left to right, were among first responders taking part in National Night Out held in White Shield Tuesday, Aug. 5.