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North students learn about fire prevention
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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem .North Elementary first-graders were excited to touch a fireman Oct. 8. Gio Melia (right) let the students touch his fire suit as he walked through the class.
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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem .North Elementary's Xavier Wertz (left) pretended to be a smoke detector while Education Specialist Bill O'Hara showed students what a real one looked like. Wertz was picked to dress-up because it was his birthday, he turned 7.
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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem .While giving them a tour of a fire truck Oct. 8., Education Specialist Bill O'Hara, Poland Fire Department, showed North Elementray first-graders the nozzle that attaches to a fire hose.
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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem .First-grader Brady O'Hara needed help putting on safety gloves and his grandfather, Bill, came to his rescue. Brady dressed like a firefighter during the fire safety and prevention training Oct. 8.
First-graders at North Elementary received fire safety and prevention training Oct. 8 from the Poland Fire Department. Education Specialist Bill O’Hara and firefighter Gio Melia talked to the students about the importance of a smoke detector and when to call 911.
The group watched a video, “Rainbow Valley Fire Department,” that discussed what to do if you are caught in a fire. O’Hara quizzed the kids on the video once it was completed. Melia geared up in his fire suit to show the students how a firefighter looks in their equipment.
The students toured the fire truck and learned about the equipment firefighters use. First-grader Morgan Klunchar didn’t know that firefighters use axes.
“I found out they use axes to break down windows,” she said.