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Cub scouts tour Canfield fire station
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The boys of Cub Scout pack 25 smiled with Canfield firefighters Brian Charles (left) and John Carbon (right) after an exciting tour through the firehouse.
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The tour ended with the cubs jumping in the front seat of a Canfield fire truck. John Carbon (right) helped Christopher Altiere (left) up into the seat and pointed out important knobs and buttons.
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Cub Lorenzo Sprocket listened to the Canfield firefighters with care during the tour of the station.
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Canfield firefighter Brian Charles dressed in his full fire gear to show the cubs what he might look like if he had to fight a fire at their house. Many of the cubs told him, “You look like Darth Vader in that suit!”
By SARAH FOOR
The first- and second-graders who make up Pack 25 had very unique questions to ask firefighters Brian Charles and John Carbon as they toured the Canfield fire station on Feb. 9.
“Can we drive to Canada in the truck?” asked Christopher Altiere.
“Can we swing this giant hammer?” piped in Lorenzo Sprocket.
For the record, the answers were — no and no.
During the tour, the cubs were given a thorough exploration of the staff quarters and the important areas of the fire truck.
Charles then tried on his firefighting gear and explained unique parts of Canfield’s suits: An alarm on each firefighter’s air tank which will ring if they were to stop moving.
When Charles hooked up his air tank, the cubs continued with their colorful commentary.
“You sound like Darth Vader,” they observed with laughter.
After the tour and a few minutes in the front seat for each scout, the boys shared what they appreciated about the tour.
“Getting in the truck was the best part,” J.T. Palmer said.
“I really liked the guy that looked like Darth Vader,” shared Landon Beidelschies. “Except this is a Darth Vader I won’t be nervous about if he’s in my house.”