Visiting the Fire Station

This is sort of a catch-up post. While we were in SC visiting my parents my father took the boys to the fire station to meet the chief and have a tour. They loved it.

 They were shown all through the truck:

 

These little pieces of equipment you see below cost a LOT. I am so glad I wasn't there. I would have been hyperventilating seeing my butter-fingered boys holding them.

The piece that Pickles is holding is taken into the burning building. It's infrared. The part Ginger is holding is a remote camera that "sees" everything the other part sees.

 

Naturally they got to try on the outfit.

When Ginger first put on the helmet his head snapped back; he wasn't expecting it to be so heavy! He's looking slightly down in an effort to keep his head up.

They got to sit up front and push buttons to turn all the lights on. Not the sirens...not in an enclosed space!

They were also taken through the living quarters and got to meet a few other firefighters. They had a fantastic time!