Mrs. DeSena and her first-grade class with firefighters Don and John First-graders at St. Joseph School learned some helpful tips about fire safety during fire prevention week. Garden City firemen showed the students a film and had a demonstration on smoke detectors. The children sat inside of the fire trucks and assisted with shooting water out of a real fire hose. The firefighters emphasized the importance of having fire drills at home with an established meeting place. The children enjoyed meeting their local heroes and seeing first-hand how they work so well together.

Fireman Don showed the children a fire truckFrom left: Tatiana, Margaret and Audrey Everyone got a turn to try the firehoseFirefighter Steve showed James and Alex how a hose worksFirefighter Don answered questions about fire safetyFrom left: Jack, Brian and Alex“Stay low and go,” said firefighter Don