Fire Station Field Trip

This fire boat is on standby in case a fire breaks out near water.

The firefighters show us the oxygen tanks needed when they're working a fire.

Here we are peeking through a camera that is used when fighting a fire inside a burning structure.

We all got a turn to peek through and look at our friends!

We all got to enter on one side of the fire truck and come out the other side.

Kaden climbs on out...

This is the gear that the firefighters have to step into within 30 seconds when called to a fire.  It adds almost 40 pounds to their body weight!

We watched the firefighter put on the gear and listened to him talk through the oxygen mask.

It was a beautiful day to be outside looking at all of the firefighter's tools that they carry with them.

The firefighters show us their hoses and how they hook them up to their water supply.

Lynde tries her hand at 'firefighter for a day' by spraying the hose.

Olivia takes her turn blasting the water...

We toured the inside of the fire station where the firefighters live while on duty.  They even let us peek into their refrigerator! 

This is also used in fighting fires near the water.

This is the technical rescue truck that is called out for large emergencies state wide.

The bonus for us is that we got to listen to a real fire call come in.  We had to move out of the way so the firefighters could jump into their gear, jump on their truck, and head to the location of the fire.  Fortunately, they were back quickly as it was a non-emergency.  We had a great time getting to see what a true day in the life of a firefighter looked like.

A BIG thanks to all of the parents that joined us for our day out.