Visit from the Fire Service

Today we had a visit from some firefighters.  They came to tell us all about fire safety. Our morning was split into two parts.
One half of the morning was spent on the fire engine where we had a go with the hose and we got to go in the fire engine. Inside the engine, we looked at all the things and the man told us about all the equipment that they use. We wore a firefighter's breathing mask which helps to stop them breathing in smoke in a fire.

The other half of the morning we spent in our classroom finding out how to keep safe in a fire and how to prevent a fire from starting. We used special voting controls to answer their questions which came up on the board.
Some of the things we learned were:

Smoke rises up so we need to keep low in a fire to let us breathe.
In an emergency we dial 999.
If we are in a fire and are trapped, we need to shout "FIRE" rather than "help".
Never go back into a burning building - not even for your pet.
Make sure you have a smoke alarm in your house and check it once a week. We had a really fun morning.