The Girl Scouts Go To The Fire Station

We had a Girl Scouts meeting on St Patrick's Day. We did the usual small St Patrick's celebration, and then walked across the parking lot to the Silver Firs Fire Department. Charlie tagged along for the field trip and enjoyed it every bit as much as the 14 girls. The firefighters were really good with the kids. They talked to them about fire safety and had all of the kids excited about it. They also showed them their full uniforms, and let the girls take turns trying on the coat, helmet, and oxygen tank. The fireman that was leading the presentation put on all of his gear and crawled towards the girls just like firefighters need to do in a real fire. They also showed them their heat sensor, and had all of the girls hide in the room so that the fireman could use his heat sensor to find them. It was at the end of this activity that they received a call and had to leave, so we weren’t able to finish our tour by looking at the truck... But the girls didn’t really mind. They had a great time, and it was refreshing for Mary and I to turn over the bulk of our meeting to someone else! We stopped for a picture in front of the truck that was still there... Each of the girls donned the hat given them by the station. Charlie really liked his hat too!