Knowing What to Expect October is Fire Prevention Month. Many classrooms have discussions about fire safety. Some schools schedule tours of fire stations and fire trucks.
Firefighters make the rounds, giving talks about their important work.
The firefighters who came to our school showed the students how they put on their equipment, right down to the air tank on their back and the mask covering their face. When one firefighter asked if his dressed-up partner looked frightening, the students shook their heads no. However, as the firefighter began to crawl around the students seated on the floor, they started to back away. He would look a bit more frightening to someone just awakened in the middle of the night. Of course, the only reason a firefighter wakes people is to save them from their burning home.