Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Volunteer Firefighter Jenni Jacobson assists a local Head Start student with A fire hose as a part of the annual Fire Safety event at the Wakefield Volunteer Fire Department on Thursday.
By ISABELLE KLEINSCHMIDT
WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield Volunteer Fire Department held its annual fire safety event for local schools Thursday. Around 200 kids showed up.
Volunteer firefighter Jenni Jacobson was on hand to give the kids fire safety information.
Along with getting to sit in the fire trucks and spray the hose, students were given a tour of the facility and a demonstration of firefighters in full gear.
"Kids will tend to hide during a fire, under a bed, in a closet or in a bathtub," said Jacobson. The firefighters tell the kids, "We sound silly, not scary, so t...
