Fire Station Field Trip

We recently went to a fire station open house where they were having a bunch of activities for the kids to participate in. I thought it was the perfect field trip to accompany our lesson on fire safety.

The kids were able to hold a real fire hose and practice putting out a fake fire...


we got to a have a ride in a real firetruck...

and Madison even got to sit in the front and pull the horn...


Some other activities not pictured are:

• saw a demonstration of what could happen if you get in a car accident and you weren't wearing your seat belt
• met Smokey the Bear
• they got to practice what to do if there was a fire in the house - there was a room that filled up with theatrical smoke and the kids had practice crawling on the floor and escaping out the window
• had their pictures taken on a firetruck
• got to try on a fireman's gear

It was a great, free outing that was not only fun, but educational as well!