Our visit from the North Tahoe Fire Department

We had two separate visits on two different days from the NTFD and the kids in both classes were very excited to see them. Firefighter Tia talked to us about whether or not matches and lighters were toys or tools, and the kids were surprisingly accurate in their answers. They talked about calling 9-1-1- in an emergency, and knowing their address in order to tell someone on the phone. Some of the most important lessons, and ones that the children had much to say about were those on crawling below the smoke and not being afraid of a firefighter with all of their gear on, mask and tank included. They practiced crawling low below a "smoke" sheet and getting away from the fire to a safe spot.  The kids got to help a firefighter put on their "turnouts" (all of their gear) and then practiced crawling after them through the classroom. Some of the kids got to try on helmets and feel how heavy they are. It certainly made for some cute pictures! We wrapped up our visits by walking outside to see the massive fire truck and explore some of it's cool features - our PM class even got to go inside ambulance and they loved sitting on the benches and checking out the gurney. I'm sure you'll enjoy the pictures!