Fire Hall Field Trip

Today Hannah's class had a field trip to the Murrayville Fire Station. It was a great experience for the kids! Hannah was really looking forward to it.



The kid's learned lots of important things while they were there and the firemen made it fun for them with lots of props and role playing games.



They learned how to 'Stop, Drop and Roll', how to call 911 and some important ways to get out of the house in case of a fire. The kid's watched a video and ate their snacks while all of the parents were taken into another room to watch a different video (much more serious) about the importance of making sure your children know what to do in case of a fire in your home. The video was quite upsetting... and shocking to know that even though most kids think they know what to do in case of a fire that they will often panic and forget what to do. The video really encouraged parents to actually physically practice fire drills at home instead of just talking about it. I also came home and realized that we need to have more than one smoke detector in our house... just in case!



After snack time the kids all got to help the fireman get dressed (and learn that they don't need to be scared of someone all dressed up in all that gear!) I can see how little kids could get scared of someone all dressed up and with a big mask with hoses like that! The fireman was great with the kids... he talked to them with the mask on so they learned that it sounded funny but really it is just a person in there that wants to help them.



At the end of the field trip all of the kids got to sit on the fire trucks and check things out. Hannah really liked pretending to drive the fire truck and I think all of those buttons and switches were a little appealing to her... but she didn't touch any of them!




It was a fun day for them and I think they all learned a few things about fire safety. I am however, slightly nervous about Hannah trying to call 911 just for fun now.......