Mikaila, Tessa, Alyssa, Lindsey & Nicole all got to go through the Fire Station 213 and learn all about daily life at the Station. They learned about how the fireman work only 10 days a month but while they are working have to "live" at the station. They got to see their home away from home. They learned that fireman have 20-30 seconds from the time the alarm goes off till the truck is pulling out of the station---even if they were sound asleep when the alarm goes off! The girls could not imagine getting up, getting dressed and out the door that fast. The fireman let the girls "pretend" to be asleep on their recliners in the front room when an alarm went off and they had to "wake up" run down the hallway and jump into the truck and shut the door. The girls were able to do this in 23 seconds--Not bad at all :)
They also let the girls explore every part of the fire engine and ask one hundred million questions, which they answered each and every one! The girls got to pick up, touch, try all the equipment including, hoses, helmets, oxygen tanks etc. They could barely hold each one and could only imagine how strong the firemen have to be in order to lift all of the items at once while also wearing heavy uniforms/jackets/boots. The girls were especially impressed with the window crank on the fire engine and each had to have a turn "rolling up and rolling down the window"
The girls learned all about how the fireman have to be ready to not only fight fire but also rescue lost people, and administer medical aide since they are often the first ones to respond to a call. The girls learned that not only will they have to be smart and get good grades but they also have to be fast and strong!
During the outing the girls decided they wanted the firemen to be their Gift of Caring and will be donating boxes of cookies to the Fire Station to thank the firemen for being their "home town hero's"
Tessa's favorite part of the trip: How long it took us to get to the truck (timed test)
Mikaila's favorite part of the trip: Getting timed during the test
Alyssa's favorite part of the trip: Holding the hose!
Lindsey's favorite part of the trip: Going inside their House and Truck
Nicole's favorite part of the trip:
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