Our Fire Station Play Date

Today was our turn to host our weekly play date, so we invited our twin and triplet friends to our local fire station. It was educational and fun too!

Two friendly fire fighters greeted our wild crew and showed us around their station. We started with a brief lesson in fire safety: calling 911 for emergencies, sleeping with our doors closed, testing smoke detectors monthly and changing their batteries twice a year. I'll have to get to work on the last few as time allows.

Next, the fire fighters showed us their gear and let the kids try to lift their heavy coats. A few lucky kiddos tried on real fire fighter boots. After that, we continued our tour of the station, seeing the kitchen, the private bedrooms (not shared bunks, since many fire fighters are female now), the gym, and then, the main event: the fire truck.

Our kids loved exploring the truck and learning how many of its parts function. And best of all, everyone got to climb in the cab for a quick tour of the inside. A very nice paramedic showed us her ambulance too. To wrap everything up, they turned on the fire truck lights to the delight of all the little ones.

It was a fun and educational outing. The most important lesson we learned is that fire fighters are our friends. Our hosts today certainly were.