There are firetrucks galore
Firefighters in full gear
And lines of children, staring at all the goings-on.
My heart began to pound. Then I remembered.
It's Fire Prevention Week!
Every year, the three local fire departments volunteer to come down to the school and show the children not only what a fireman looks like when he (or she - there are a few fire-women in the area) is coming to find you in a room full of smoke, but hammer home the finer points of stop, drop, and roll and to explain the equipment they use. There's a lot of joyous climbing in and onto fire trucks, some yanking of the air horns, hoses and compressors and face masks to ask questions about and maybe even touch, and a fire drill. Some years there are fire hose demonstrations and the big kids get to hold the hose while it sprays. It is a big day.
The parking lot is full of red and white every year. Our tiny village school gets dedicated support for this from three fire departments - this year, there were six trucks. Six trucks!
And the kids come home burbling and excited, full of stories and explanations and knowledge, dressed up in a day of fun. They'll remember this for a long time.
The day they sat on top of the fire truck, high in the blue sky, stuffed with new knowledge, and looked out over everything.
5 comments:
I think firetrucks are just so cool.
My stepfather is a master electrician and the only place he's ever worked is for a company that makes firetrucks, school buses, and ambulances. As you can imagine, that makes him enormously popular with his grandchildren, who are always asking to go see the in-process vehicles.
October was always fire prevention month is school when I was a little girl. I had nightmares every single night that the house was on fire and I couldn't get out. I'm still nervous in October!
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Aren't those activities fantastic for kids?
My boy did that last year at daycare. I wonder if they will do it at the school. We have 700 students so it may not be possible logistically. Sure is fun though!
S I G H... firemen...
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