Students earn fire safety ice cream party
Courtesy Photo The Naples elementary second grade class visited the South Boundary Fire Department to learn about fire safety.
Courtesy photo Tawny Macdonald’s second-grade class at Naples Elementary School earned an ice cream party for their efforts to map out, then practice fire escape routes at their homes. South Boundary Fire Department Chief Tony Rohrwasser provided the ice cream and toppings.
Photo by Tanna Yeoumans Fire Chief Tony Rohrwasser took the time to go over each child’s fire escape plan with them during their ice cream party.
Courtesy Photo The kids got some hands on learning from the South Boundary Firefighters.
BONNERS FERRY — The second graders of Mrs. Tawny Macdonald’s class at Naples Elementary School had their eyes light up when they were awarded an ice cream party for completing their homework for National Fire Prevention week.
The students greeted the Chief of South Boundary Fire Department, Tony Rohrwasser, fondly as “Fireman Tony” when he walked into the classroom, arms laden with ice cream, different syrups, and sprinkles for the kids.
Rohrwasser had visited the class earlier and gave them the homework of mapping an escape route from their bedroom to at least two exits in their homes leading to a safe meeting place, and then practicing the route with their families in case of a fire. With the majority of the class completing the task, and the other kids promising to complete the homework, the class was awarded with the ice cream party.
Not only were the kids mapping their escape routes, they also memorized their addresses. The object of the weeks lesson was to educate kids about the importance of fire prevention, and having a safe escape plan in case of a fire.
For more information on fire prevention, visit www.nfpa.org.