School No. 5 Visits Firehouse No. 3

The Pre-K Class teachers at School 5 in Linden; Mrs. Nicole Zambell, Mrs. Fran Figaro, and Mrs. Laura Cuttita took a walking field trip to Linden Firehouse No.3 on May 12th, 2016.
The children learned a wealth of fire safety information, as well as other information about the fire department and the job of the firefighters. The children are learning about the community in their Tools of the Mind curriculum, so this trip was a great hands on extension to their classroom learning. The children enjoyed spraying the fire hose, watching the tall ladder go high in the air, learning about the fire truck equipment, and what it was used for. They also saw the protective gear a firefighter has to wear in an emergency, they heard a real emergency call come into the department, and watched as the ambulance left with sirens and lights, they also saw the pole the firefighters go down quickly to leave the firehouse. The fire department gave each child a reflective book bag with a coloring book, tattoo, ruler and pencil. It was a wonderful time!