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Union preschoolers learn about fire safety
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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem .Poland Union Preschool learned about fire safety from members of the Western Reserve Joint Fire District Sept. 29 in preperation for the national fire prevention week.
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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem .Western Reserve Fire District's Bill O'Hara questioned Union Preschoolers on when batteries should be changed in a smoke detector. He said he changes his each Christmas morning.
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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem .Poland Union Preschool students were excited to see a fire truck Sept. 29 as Inspector and Fire Education Specialist Bill O'Hara guided them around the truck. O'Hara explained what everything was used for and let them ask questions about the equiptment.
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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem .Poland Union Preschoolers learned how a fire suit was put on and the purpose each piece served. They were told not to be afraid of how firemen look because their gear just helps protect them from flames.
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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem .Western Reserve Fire District Firefighter Gio Melia (left) helped Poland Union preschooler, Mariah, gear up in a fire suit. The fire department visited the students Sept. 29 to educate them on fire safety techniques.
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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem .Inspector and Fire Education Specialist Bill O'Hara (left) let students test the batteries on a real smoke detector by pushing the test button. Union Preschooler Marco (back) acted as a life-size smoke detector.
National fire prevention week lasted only seven days, but the Poland fire department wants kids to practice fire safety every day.
Members from the Western Reserve Joint Fire District visited students at Poland Union Preschool Sept. 29 to talk to them about fire safety. Inspector and Fire Education Specialist Bill O’Hara, along with three firefighters, educated preschoolers on three fire safety tools. These tools included the smoke alarm, fire extinguisher and use of the emergency number 911.
The children watched an education fire prevention video, Rainbow Valley Fire Department, which explained the safety tools in detail. They were then quizzed on the film by the firefighters.
Firefighter Conner O’Halloran geared up in his fire suit to show the preschoolers what a firefighter would look like when going in to put out a fire.
O’Hara encouraged the kids not to be afraid of how the firefighter looked with his mask on: “Remember, the firefighters are there to help you,” he said.
The students learned when and when not to call 911.
They were told to only call if there was a fire, if someone was very sick or if a police officer was needed.