[October 24, 2012]
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Tuesday morning the Lincoln
Fire Department wrapped up a month of classroom visits by spending the
morning at Washington-Monroe School. October is Fire Safety
Month, and the fire department dedicates itself to raising
awareness through education in all the elementary schools in the
city. Tuesday they began
their day in the third-grade classroom of Marsha Elsas and moved
from classroom to classroom throughout the morning, talking to kids
about fire safety and answering questions about the department.
Pictures by Nila Smith |
Ms. Elsas and her class prepare to listen to
the firefighters' presentations.
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Assistant Fire Chief Darrin Coffey was the
teacher for the day. |
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The kids gave Coffey their full attention as
he spoke about smoke detectors and how kids can encourage mom and
dad to make sure the detectors are working.
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Coffey asked the kids questions about how to
get out of a burning home safely. Many of the children
remembered what they learned last year, much to the delight of the
firefighters. |
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Coffey talked about checking doors before
opening them, and how kids should crawl through their house to get
out so that they are below whatever smoke might be in the building.
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Inspector Bret Tripplett stood by, ready to
offer the "pop quiz" at the end of the discussions.
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Tripplett told the kids that he wanted them to
take their lessons home to their parents and share with them the
fire safety tips they had learned.
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Tripplett quizzes the kids on what they have
learned. Everyone was anxious to answer the questions. |
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