Rheems Elementary School celebrated Fire Prevention Month on Oct. 25 with an assembly focusing on the importance of being prepared in the event of an emergency. As part of a special program, representatives of the Rheems Fire Department held an assembly to share important safety tips.
Students learned how to call 911; the importance of smoke detectors; how to stop, drop, roll, and cover their face; and how to develop an escape plan. In addition, a member of the department dressed in his fire gear to help alleviate the students' fears in the case of an emergency.
Once the program was over, the students went out to the parking lot, where a fire truck was on location. The students learned about all the different tools, devices, and hoses on the truck and what they are used for in firefighting.
Representing the Rheems Fire Department were deputy chief Kevin Kretzing, assistant chief Ladd Robinson, engineer Mark Faust, and firefighter Justin Hoover.
As part of the program, Kretzing encouraged all Elizabethtown-area families without fire detectors to stop by their local fire department for a free detector.
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