TO THE RESCUE

Last week I was scrolling through my FB when I saw our local police department had posted that the Fire Station was going to be hosting an Open House.  And it was going to be free!  I've always wanted to take the kids to visit a fire station; because they're young {and we have a dash of autism}, we want to make these things a little less scary for them in case of an emergency.  It just so happens that a fireman had visited Caleb's school just the day before, so fire safety was fresh in his mind. 

We arrived right when the event started and it wasn't very crowded.  My friend Sarah and her two littles were there and the kids were excited to see familiar faces.  

Lilly was a bit overwhelmed.  All of the firemen were eager to say hello, but she was in a funk and remained antisocial.  It's okay though, there was a lot going on.  I was so surprised that Caleb was doing so well.

After taking it all in, he ran right over to try on the fire fighting gear.

He was very impressed with himself {thanks, forward facing iPhone camera}.

He didn't want to put on the heavy jacket.  The fireman asked him as he was draping it around his shoulders from behind and I think it made him a little nervous.

They even had an ambulance to check out.

Here's Little Luke, or Lukebear as he's more commonly known.  His baby sister  kindof stole his fun since she needed another nap {how rude}, so they left a bit before we did.  HI SARAH.

Obviously Caleb was very interested in the hubcaps.  He likes his reflection and enjoys different perspectives.

I mean...

After he worked up the courage, Caleb jumped right into the driver's seat of the ambulance. 

And then he hopped on board a real big fire truck with dad.

We were also allowed inside the actual Fire House.  They were preparing the hot dogs for the grills outside.

Looks like Chief Campo wasn't too impressed with last month's response times.  Let's get it together, guys!

They even got to rock around in the LazyBoys.

All in all it was a great experience.  Do you follow your local civil servant groups on social media sites?  I do and I think it's a great way to connect with the community and encourage safety for all.  Thanks, FVFD!

SAFETY FIRST, FRIENDS!