La Conner firefighters share lifesaving lessons
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October 31, 2018
GEARED UP FOR SCHOOL – La Conner Volunteer Fire Department Captain Adam Avery wore full bunker gear as part of a recent fire safety unit at La Conner Elementary School. Avery staffed one of several learning stations attended by kindergartners and first graders. Second through fifth graders will have their turn this Friday. – Photo courtesy of Bill Reynolds
It was just a half-day at La Conner Elementary School on Friday.
But students there that morning were taught lessons to last a lifetime.
Their special tutors, who joined with classroom teachers to present fire safety tips and lessons, were members of the La Conner Volunteer Fire Department and South Snohomish County firefighter Todd Wigal, whose wife, Katie, is on the La Conner Elementary faculty.
Students viewed a fire safety video, were shown firefighting gear, toured a fire engine and ambulance and took turns rolling and pulling fire hoses.
“This is something we’ve done for the past three o...
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