Safety Camp

 

Just a few miles from our house, there is a fire station with a huge safety city set up surrounding it.   This place is just the neatest.

We have gone on fire station tours with friends here, and on a recent visit, one of the fireman told us about a safety camp offered for kids in  Kaelan’s age range.

She loved every aspect of the four day camp.   They really covered a lot of safety components.  Everything from tornado and weather safety (very wise in this neck of the woods) to cooking safety (very wise if I am your mother).  

The kids actually go out into a miniature “city” to rescue people, put out fires, and learn about safety signals and how to ride a bike and adhere to laws put in place to protect them.   I am fairly sure she now has her driver’s license and can legally operate a crane in four states.   They seriously covered all bases. 

On the last day, the children had to run a full training course through the city to showcase all they had learned and to  pass the class.

The gear, which was custom made for little kids,  was out and ready for the kids to put on.  The course started with the kids pretending to be asleep in their barracks and waking to an alarm.   They had to jump up, get their gear on, and respond to various calls for help.  

Kaelan responded to a fire rescue.   

   

Kaelan maneuvered through the city at lightening speed, faced whatever obstacles she had to along the way with the strength of a lion, sprayed out numerous fires,  and saved the lives of helpless victims everywhere.

She also dragged those 100lb dummies around like a true super hero.

She practices a lot on this little sack o’ taters.

Seth took notes on the course and will be back in a few years to complete his training.   Hopefully, we can keep him out of the city jail they have built next to the miniature city hall until then.   Hopefully.