Fire safety is all about kids

Posted 9/29/15

For the first time, Warwick Fire Safety Day was held at Fire Station 8 near Ann & Hope rather than Station One in Apponaug, as customary. A few were confused by the change in venues, but that …

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Fire safety is all about kids

A kid’s dream: Fire Safety Day attracted “kids” of all ages Satuday including Henry Guzeika who came dressed for the occasion in his own fire jacket and chief’s helmet.

POPULAR SPOT: The Station 8 yard was transformed into a display of fire and police apparatus during Saturday’s safety day event.

HIS BROTHER CAN HANDLE IT: Four-year-old Jack Peterson delights being in the cab of a ladder truck as his 2-year-old brother, Max, takes the wheel.

TEST RIDING THE COURSE: Sgt. John Kelly takes one of the bikes that was raffled off during the day for a spin on the bike safety course.

PIZZA BOSS: Chief Edmund Armstrong helps with a delivery of pizza.

WITH SOME HELP FROM DAD: Stephen Cooney points out controls on the police ATV to his son, Harrison.

There was pizza, juice, popcorn and even glow necklaces, but it was the red plastic firefighter helmets that every kid had to get.

Posted Tuesday, September 29, 2015 1:04 pm

For the first time, Warwick Fire Safety Day was held at Fire Station 8 near Ann & Hope rather than Station One in Apponaug, as customary. A few were confused by the change in venues, but that didn’t dissuade young fire department devotees who got to do cool things like sit behind the wheel of a ladder truck or climb on their hands and knees through a smoke-filled trailer. Fire Chief Edmund Armstrong was pleased by the turnout and the events lining up over the next several months. He said the fire-training tower to be erected at Station 8 should be up shortly; that the department will soon have a new Ladder 3, which will replace one acquired in 1994; and in November the new Potowomut station should be ready to open. (Warwick Beacon photos)