Cooper Room

Dear Cooper Room Families,

What an adventure we had today! We caught the bus up the Parade to visit the kind fire crew at Beulah Park Fire station. The children were so excited to look for all the things they been investigating about firemen and fire engines.. After a fun ride, hailing the bus and riding up past the oval and the shops, the children discovered how to ring the bell and let the driver know they were ready to get off the bus.

Ray met us outside and then toured us through the station. We watched one of the crew get dressed in his fire safety gear – gloves, helmet, jacket, boots, torch, safety alarm, smoke mask and pants. It looked really heavy and hot under all the gear but we discovered that none of his skin was able to be touched by the fire. Then it was time to tour the station and see the kitchen, sleeping areas and recreation areas as the station is manned 24 hours a day. Outside the children shared all their ideas of the things they thought we may see on a fire engine. What a list they came up with ! Slowly Ray and his crew found all the items: hoses, ladders, lights, axe, hammer, water, steering wheel, helmets and places to sit. All the children eagerly climbed aboard to take a peek inside and sit in one of the seats high above the road. No trip to the fire station would be complete without a turn at blasting the hoses ! Everyone lined up and held on tight as they were shown how to turn the hose on and off and aim it at some orange cones. What fun it was blasting the recycled water at the garden! When the firemen turned the hose pressure up we looked to the sky to see a shooting stream of water, which would be high enough to reach the top of many buildings and it showered down all over us! We were wet but what a blast ! With the visit nearly finished we lined up to see the flashing lights and hear the warning sirens !

18 new fire recruits ready to enrol !!  A special thank you to all the parents and grandparents for joining us for the morning.

Kind regards

Susan and Coral