A Visit From The Fire Truck

We had a visit from the fire truck & smoke trailer today!


The fireman talked to us about fire safety & fire equipment. He wears a lot of things to keep him safe in a fire. He wears a sock mask that goes over his ears & head. He told us that is keeps his ears from "baking". He wears a helment to protect his head from things falling on it. He wears a mask & air tanks to help him breath good air during fires. The air tanks weigh 70 pounds. The air makes a funny noise. He also wears a special beeper. The beeper makes a loud noise. He uses if he is stuck or lost in a fire. This lets other firefighters know where he is.

We went inside the fire truck. It had two seats in the front & four in the back. It had neat stuff inside. It also had a BIG steering wheel. The truck was full of equipment to help firefighters during a fire. There was a big ladder on the top of the truck. We also went inside the Smoke Trailer. We learned about house fires and getting out safely, even if there is smoke. Everyone crawled out of the smoke & safely went down the ladder to our meeting place. It was so fun!! We learned a lot. We hope they visit us again.