Fire Captain Redd

We had a special visitor at SJA last week. Fire Captain Jim Redd came to share a lot of information with K-3 students. He has been working as a fire fighter for many years, so he was able to explain and answer many questions.

He wanted everyone to go home and check their smoke detectors to ensure they work. You should have at least one in your household. He also wanted us to make sure we have an evacuation plan in place in case of an emergency!

We learned in our class to "Don't Hide, Go Outside!" Captain Redd explained why this is so important. He put on his fire gear so the students could see what he looked like. He does not want them to get scared and hide if a firefighter comes into their home. He talked about the importance of getting out very quickly and leaving all of their toys and pets inside. The fire fighters will take care of those things later.

He showed us the steps it takes to put on ALL of the gear. It's quite a process. They are expected to be ready to go in about 1 minute. Wow!! He showed us his old fire helmet. It started off red with reflective material on it, but after many uses, it was charcoal black. He received a nice new red helmet recently, though!

We learned so many things from Captain Redd. We really appreciated him coming to our school to teach us. Thanks Captain Redd!!