The Roof is on Fire!

 This is my handsome boyfriend, John.  :0)

 

He is a fireman at the Blacksburg Fire Department.

 

On Friday, he brought his fire chief and first captain to my class to do a fire safety program. The kids learned a lot during the program!

 

They learned how to call 911 and what they would be asked by the operator.

•  Name
• Address
• Emergency     

They learned that they need to have an escape plan and meeting place at their house. You also need to make sure you know more than one way out of your house in case an exit is blocked.

My kids got to experience the screeching of the fire alarm in our classroom. They know to check their fire alarm once a month to make sure it is working and to change the batteries every six months.

During the program, my students asked some really good questions-and told some interesting stories during question time. My favorite question that was asked dealt with getting a hurt fireman out of a burning building. The firemen wear an oxygen tank that beeps when they are horizonal to the ground. If the fireman gets in trouble, he can push a button on the oxygen tank and the beeping turns into a shrill screech. This also happens if the fireman stays horizontal for too long.

Once all of the safety precautions were discussed, my students got to have a little fun. They practiced staying low on the ground in order to keep their heads out of smoke (because smoke rises) and how to stop, drop, and roll.

Carmyn, Caleb, and Stone got to try on some of John's equipment to see how heavy it is. It all weighs about 65 pounds!