Experience: Moama Preschool students sit in the fire tanker.
Moama and District Preschool students gained insight into what it takes to be a firefighter earlier this month.
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Members of the Frog and Kangaroo group went on an excursion to the Moama Rural Fire Brigade on Monday, October 10.
“Everyone was very excited to go on the walk and we were lucky enough to see the site of the preschool’s emergency evacuation point, which is just down the footpath from the centre,” Preschool director Narelle Blachford said.
“Unfortunately the Emu and Wombats had to make some last-minute changes and instead we held an incursion with the truck and firefighters visiting the preschool on Friday.
“Fortunately on both occasions all the children were able to still have a go holding the fire hose, on Monday lots of water washed the fire station’s asphalt and on Friday the preschool’s cubby had a good clean as we pretended to ‘put out the fire’.”
Aim high: A Moama Preschool student tries out the fire hose.
All groups had a wonderful talk with Captain Todd McCallum, Alan and Gary.
“Captain Todd put on his protective gear and breathing apparatus and we got to listen to how he sounded,” Ms Blachford said.
“We were also told the importance of ‘get down low and go, go, go’ when there is smoke, and call out to your family or the firefighters really loud, should you ever be in a room full of smoke and can’t see.
“The firefighters told us the only time we are ever allowed to break the glass on our bedroom windows is when we are stuck in a burning house and can’t get out.
“They talked about what we could use and also to put the blankets from our bed over the broken glass to get out safely and go to your family’s safe meeting point, which for most is the letterbox; however, not everyone has a letterbox, so we talked about other safe places.
Display: Members of the Moama RFS at the Moama District Pre-School.
“There was also lots of importance of how ‘safe’ the firefighter is under the uniform, as sometimes some children are a little bit scared by all the gear that is worn — Todd wearing this helped ease the little minds.”
All the gear: Members of the Moama RFS at the Moama District Pre-School.
All the children received NSW Rural Fire Service showbags full of important information to share with their families. They also received activities to do, as well as the most important fire hat.
Demonstration: Members of the Moama RFS at the Moama District Preschool.
Ms Blachford said ‘fire safety’ and ‘emergencies’ were an important part of education at the preschool.
Hold on: A Moama Preschool student tries out the fire hose.
“This learning has also helped with our emergency evacuations that we practise regularly as part of the Education and Care National Regulations,” she said.
Full power: Moama Preschool students try out the fire hose.
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