THIS IS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK, AND SIOUX CITY FIRE RESCUE PERSONNEL ARE VISITING LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO TEACH 3RD GRADERS HOME FIRE SAFETY.
LT. JOHN NELSEN AND A CREW OF FIREFIGHTERS ARE BRINGING THEIR SMOKE HOUSE TRAILER TO TEACH KIDS WHAT TO DO IN THAT TYPE OF EMERGENCY:
SMOKEHOUSE1 OC…..DOWN A LADDER. ;23
FROM THERE THEY JOIN OTHER CLASSMATES AT AN ASSIGNED MEETING PLACE.
JAXSON VALENTINE WAS ONE OF THE 3RD GRADERS WHO WENT THROUGH THE THEATRICAL SMOKE LEARNING WHAT TO DO:
SMOKEHOUSE2 OC…….LIKE OUTSIDE. :16
NELSEN SAYS THEY EMPHASIZE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO CHECK THAT DOOR IN CASE THEY EVER DO SEE OR SMELL SMOKE IN THEIR HOME
SMOKEHOUSE4 OC…….IN CASE OF A FIRE. ;20
NELSEN SAYS THE KIDS ALSO ARE GIVEN SOME HOMEWORK TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THEIR PARENTS ABOUT WHEN THEY RETURN HOME:
SMOKEHOUSE3 OC…OUT OF THE HOME. :21
SIOUX CITY FIRE RESCUE WILL VISIT 3RD GRADERS AT EVERY PUBLIC AND PAROCHIAL SCHOOL IN TOWN OVER A TWO WEEK PERIOD WITH THEIR SMOKE TRAILER.
