Field Trip to the Apex Fire Station

We went with our homeschool group to visit the Apex Fire Station on Friday. I told Luke we were going to meet the firemen. He said, "We're going to eat the firemen?" I had to explain to him the meaning of the word "meet." When we got there, we saw a few of them outside and Luke was scared of them because he thought they were "the mean guys." After convincing him that they were good guys and they help people when they're in trouble, he was finally ready to "meet" them.

The kids really enjoyed sitting in the truck. Luke liked it so much he asked to sit in all of the trucks.

One of the firemen put on his full uniform so the kids could see it. The suit was hot and the poor guy was sweating when he took it off.

They told us that they only fight fire for about 3-5 minutes and then they rotate with someone else while they rehydrate and have their vitals checked. They also have heat sensors inside their helmets that let them know when they are in danger of overheating. They let the kids try on the oxygen tank to see how heavy it is.

I think the moms had just as much fun as the kids, even though we didn't get to sit in the fire truck or take home fire hats like the kids did.