Fourth
graders from Mrs. Westfall's class at Eureka Heights Elementary School visited
the Taylor Fire Safety House this morning (October 10).
Chief
Stephen Portis, Deputy Chief Stan Pochron and several other fire fighters were
on hand. In addition, there were members of the Taylor CERT team, led by Blaine
Honeycutt, the president of the Taylor School District.
The
fire safety house offers a great hands-on approach to teaching fire safety,
with an ability to pump harmless smoke into the building and give youngsters a
real-life experience of what happens when a fire hits home.
The
class also received some testing, a discussion and a question-and-answer
session. After going through the entire program, the pupils understand what to
do and when to do it should a fire occur.
This
type of training saves lives. Once former school administrator, while visiting
the safety house last year, remembered that a former student managed to save
the life of a sibling after going through the program.
The
fire department offers tours of the facility on a regular basis for school
groups.
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