Cedartown Fire Department

In early February, our GRACE homeschool group had a field trip to the Cedartown Fire Department. Jon, who works in Cedartown, was able to join them, so the whole family enjoyed the tour. We were able to sit in a fire truck, learn about the ladder truck that extends a basket up to 95 feet, fit all the kids in an old classic fire truck (used for parades only now), and watch a fireman put on all of his gear and explain the purpose of each piece. We saw the kitchen, the room where they hang out, and the sleeping quarters upstairs. (One man had his bed downstairs under the stair well because he snores!) We were able to slide down the fire pole (Weeee!), and Syndi bravely made the slide! They had an educational trailer where they had about 15 kids and parents at a time come in. There they had a “fake fire” as Syndi called it, and had smoke and taught the kids what to do if they were caught in a house fire. Each kid received a fire hat (as you can see in the picture) and a Cedartown Junior Firefighter badge. At the end they drove the ladder truck out and extended the basket (with one of our homeschool moms in it) halfway up (to about 50 feet). The kids had a lot of fun and learned a lot.