Team Foundation News

Week 8 - Second Fire Fighter visit!

On Friday 24th of March Team Foundation students had their second fire fighter visit. On this day the students reviewed the fire safety tips from the first fire fighter visit. They talked about where to meet up with your family, if your home ever caught fire. Students also looked at smoke alarms and what they sound like when they go off. Did you know that when you are asleep your sense of smell turns off? That is why a working smoke alarm is incredibly important to have in a home.

The fire fighters also taught the Foundation students what they should do if their clothing were to catch on fire. The fire fighters shared 4 important steps to remember - STOP, DROP, COVER and ROLL.

STOP - what you are doing.

DROP- onto the ground.

COVER - your face with your hands.

ROLL - roll around on the ground to extinguish the flames.

The next part of the session was the most exciting part of the visit! It was time to go outside and experience the fire hoses and engine! Foundation students each had a turn at holding the fire hose and pretended to extinguish a fire. The water that came out of the hose was so powerful and almost knocked a few students over! Luckily the strong fire fighters were there as back up and helped us with this task!

Afterwards the students were then allowed to go and explore the fire engine and discover what it looks like from the inside. Students realised that a fire engine from the inside looked very different from their own family car.

At the end of the experience the fire fighters had to empty out the water from the engines. This water ran out onto the road and ran down into the storm water drain. The Foundation students had a lovely time playing in this temporary mini river!

The students had a wonderful time meeting the Fire Fighters from our local community. They learnt that fire fighters are people who are there to help us if we are ever in need. Hopefully we will never need their help, but it is definitely reassuring to know that they are there if we ever need them!