On Thursday, January 9th, we had a fun field trip. Kelly arranged a tour of fire station number 9 in Johnson City. The firefighters were happy to show us their station, truck and other equipment. We started out with a tour of the station, saw where the firefighters rest at night, heard the alarm that wakes them for a call, etc.
After the tour of the station, we got to the exciting part - the fire truck. The two firefighters took time to show us all of the equipment as we worked our way around the truck. The kids had an opportunity to touch everything, climb on and inside the truck.
After learning about all the equipment in the truck, one of the firefighters put on his gear so that the children could see what they wear when they go into a fire. They explained to the kids how they crawl to stay low to the ground and explained that if ever they are looking for them in a fire, that the kids need to come to them, not hide. It was really good for the kids to see the firefighter in full gear first hand as it could be a scary sight for a little one.
At the end of the visit, all of the kids got a chance to climb into the back seat of the fire truck.
The fire station is located right next to Winged Deer Park. Most of us had time to go play and the kids had energy to burn. The temperatures were around 40 degrees but it was partly sunny and very nice outside. It was a perfect day.
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