Shen. Valley Elementary schoolers get look at tools of the fire service
KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SENTINEL PHOTO - Shenandoah Valley senior and Rescue Hook & Ladder junior firefighter Kayla Perrong demonstrates how turnout gear is put on before a crowd of 2nd and 3rd graders.
By Kaylee Lindenmuth | [email protected]
SHENANDOAH – Shenandoah Valley elementary schoolers were given a first-hand look at some aspects of the fire service Friday afternoon, and were given key fire safety tips as well.
Shenandoah Fire Department personnel visited the school Friday morning for the annual fire prevention program.
Elementary schoolers were brought into the auditorium in three separate groups for a presentation. First, the students were shown an animated fire prevention video, teaching students what to do in the event of a fire.
Defender Fire Company Captain Reed Davis led the presentation, and explained to the students how smoke detectors work, where they should be placed, and added that batteries should be replaced regularly.
Then, the students were able to see a demonstration of how firefighters don their turnout gear, by Rescue Hook & Ladder junior firefighter and Shenandoah Valley High School senior Kayla Perrong, and Columbia Hose firefighter Mike Wilson.
In full turnout gear with air packs, the two roamed the audience, letting the students see the gear up close. Perrong exchanged high fives with students, while Wilson showed them a thermal imaging camera.
Following the presentation inside, students went out onto Elementary Road, where apparatus from the Defender, Columbia, and ‘Hookies’ were displayed.
Students made rounds of the Defender engine, Hookies brush and tractor-drawn aerial, and Columbia rescue truck before heading back inside.
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