TAKE YOUR KIDS TO THE FIRE HALL

Does your child know what a firefighter looks like in full Bunker Gear and SCBA. We look quite scary when we are suited up and in gear. If a child cant get out of a house when its on fire they will hide in all sorts of places, and saddly they will be very quiet and think they are in trouble. When we do a search of a room with low visability we crawl on the floor with flashlights and our SCBA makes us sound like Darth Vader. Take your kids to your local fire hall that would respond to your home if it was on fire and ask one of the firefighters to put on the full gear with SCBA so your child knows that if they see this "SCARY" person in their room late at night they will know that they are there to help them....any firefighter will do this for you and we dont think this request is silly. The best plan is to have a escape plan and working smoke detectors in your home....if you arn't sure about where the smoke detectors are to be placed or how to make afire plan for your home call your local fire dept they will be happy to help thats a large part of our job....