I want to send out a big thanks to the Fire/EMS crew at Vinton Fire Station for welcoming us tonight. We had all seven of our scouts from Tiger to Bear come out for a great tour. One of the Firefighter/EMS workers, William, took the lead and he talked to the boys about Fire Safety, why they all chose to be Firemen and EMS personnel, what they do for the community and more. The main things William wanted to make sure the boys all knew were: Stop, drop and roll, Get low and go, Call 9-1-1 and Don't play with matches or lighters. For my Wolves this will fulfill their 5th requirement for their "Council Fire" belt loop and their 2nd requirement for "Hometown Heroes" once they have written a Thank-you note to one of the Firemen we saw!
Next William had Andrew dress in his full turnout gear to show the kids how different he looks and sounds when he has it all on and that he was still the same friendly fireman. Then he reviewed with the boys that in a fire situation, when the firemen are dressed in their turnout gear they can look kinda scary, but they are always there to help. He made sure to tell the boys never to hide from a Fireman during a fire and make sure to answer them if you hear them calling out or go to them if you can see them.
We got to see the ambulance and learn about some of the things they carry with them when they take the ambulance out. Plus we learned that the firemen still carry their turnout gear with them in special compartments when they ride the ambulance.
The kids were allowed to look at all of the equipment that the Firetruck holds for the many situations a Fireman could encounter and climb through one of the trucks to see the inside too. Plus we got to check out their awesome thermal camera that helps them find people in the dark AND best of all they sent Tucker down the Fire pole!!! My camera wasn't fast enough, but if you look above the ambulance you can see the pole and they do still use it occasionally!
Luckily there were no calls during our visit and we even got to meet Lieutenant Larry and Captain Jerry while we were there. They both provided comic relief and seemed to really enjoy having the kids come out to visit them.
At the end of our visit they let us take some pictures on the front of their biggest Fire Truck!
And of course we couldn't pass up the chance to take a silly face picture too!
Thanks again Vinton Fire Station for letting us come visit and for everything that you do for the community!
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