Tim went along for the field trip with Matilda yesterday and got to witness all the fun. The whole class walked to the local fire station for the afternoon to get a tour and interact with the fire fighters. The walk, about 10 blocks, should not be so tiring, but Tim said that wrangling so many high energy bodies through the city streets was a bit exhausting.
The kids got a tour of the station, to climb in a truck, snack in the meal room, to spray a fire hose and the chance to talk with all the guys. Here one of the fire fighters demonstrated how he could get totally suited up in 60 seconds.
Once he was dressed, they talked to the kids about how in an emergency this is what a friendly face looks like. A terrifying thought that I had never considered, that kids run away or hide from the fire fighters because they are scared by the gear.
Understandably, Matilda declared spraying the fire hose as her favorite part. They even set up a cone for each kid to knock over with the water stream.
A bit of excitement as the ambulance gets a real call out.
The whole crew poses before the hike back.
2 comments:
AWESOME!!!
Sounds like a very exciting afternoon - not only for the kids.
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