Last Friday we had a wonderful visit from some of our local firefighters! The rain held off and they did a great job explaining to the kids what they do, showing us their equipment and gear, and teaching the children what to do in an emergency situation. They set up a fun obstacle course where the children had to stay low and go to follow the hose and then they got to climb up the ladder. The highlight was definitely trying on the firefighter's coat which was definitely much heavier than expected! We then got a chance to take a look at the fire engine and all the equipment the truck carries. We got to go inside both the engine and the rescue truck and we even got to try to pick up the 'jaws of life.' It takes two adults to pick it up... amazing how heavy it was! We had a great time but most importantly we learned that the firefighters are our 'friends' and hopefully their fears will be a bit diminished if they ever come face to face with them in a true emergency.
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