Firetruck Fun

This was a big day! A big red firetruck came to school today. The children got the grand tour. They saw a giant ax and other tools, the inside of the truck where the firefighters sit, and they even got to try on the heavy coat. A few were brave enough to try!

These particular firefighters were not particularly chatty, so I asked them lots of questions. We learned that the truck can carry it's own water, that the hoses are very heavy, and that the firefighters can use an ax to break down a door or chop a hole in a roof to let smoke out. We learned that they have a fan to blow smoke away, that they attach their uniform pants to their boots and that they drink water from a big orange igloo cooler. We learned that the firefighters wear their seatbelts when they ride in their truck, that they have a big saw and a ladder, and that they can control the water from hydrants.

A visit from a fire department reinforces our practice of letting the children experience "the real thing". No amount of books or toy firetrucks could provide the same knowledge as a visit. It's so nice to encounter our community helpers. Lucky us!