October is Fire Safety Month. One of our students has a father who is a firefighter. He came in to speak to the children about fire safety. He brought all of his equipment and had the classroom teachers try it on. It is unbelievably heavy! The children were fascinated by the big boots, helmet, visor, axe and especially the air tanks. Did you know that the air tanks have a device on them that will start to make a beeping sound when a firefighter is down? This helps the other firefighters find a fallen firefighter in a real fire.
In addition to our visit from Firefighter F., the children made their very own fire engines for craft.
Since his visit to our classrooms, Firefighter F. has become somewhat of a celebrity at our school. When the children see him arrive in the morning with his child, they will stop and stare or follow him around. We are truly fortunate to have a real life firefighter in our midst!
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