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Fire Fighter Visit

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Our annual fire safety inspection turned out to include a whole lot of fun and education for the children at the GAP.

Putting out pretend fires in the park

We were invited to explore the fire truck and ask a lot of questions.

The teachers had burning questions too, as you can imagine…. 😉

The fire fighters were very pleased to hear that we had quarterly fire drills and that we are “blitz schnell” (lightning fast) at evacuating our premises.

We talked about what a good idea it is to store our shoes and boots in a tidy fashion at school and at home, in case we wanted to go outside to play as quickly as fire fighters do. The fire fighters said they always store their shoes, boots, jackets and hats tidily.

Discussing the protocols of rescuing cats from trees

Our annual fire safety inspection turned out to include a whole lot of fun and education for the children at the GAP. We were invited to explore the fire truck and ask a lot of questions. The fire fighters were very pleased to hear that we had quarterly fire drills and that we are “blitz…

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