Fire Station Visit

The children got a treat Wednesday with a visit to the city's fire department headquarters. The reason we stopped by was to let the children give the firemen money for Jerry's Kids. (We'd seen them collecting money at an intersection earlier in the day. But when we went back to give them our change they were already gone, so we just had to take it to the firemen directly.)

Turned out for the best as far as the children were concerned. They got the full treatment. They were given plastic firefighter helmets, stickers, suckers and a tour of the garage area where the firetrucks are parked. A fireman turned on the flashing lights for a few moments (but no siren) and let the kids sit in the driver's seat of a fire engine. On our way out, they gave the firehouse dog statue a big hug.