We started the day with a visit to the Rockingham Fire Department. 
Captain Vic McCaskill and the firemen were kind enough to give us a tour of the fire department and the trucks while showing us some of the equipment used to keep us safe in case of a fire. The coolest thing was the heat sensing camera that could find a heat signature on a table AFTER you had moved your hand. It was some very cool stuff that firemen use during fires. We even got a special visit from Sparky the fire dog and a tour of the training facility that firemen use to learn.
Captain Vic McCaskill and the firemen were kind enough to give us a tour of the fire department and the trucks while showing us some of the equipment used to keep us safe in case of a fire. The coolest thing was the heat sensing camera that could find a heat signature on a table AFTER you had moved your hand. It was some very cool stuff that firemen use during fires. We even got a special visit from Sparky the fire dog and a tour of the training facility that firemen use to learn. When we got back to the office, we got a visit from a REAL doggie! Scooby and his person Cindy came to help us learn how to be safe around strange or not so strange dogs. We learned that dogs need to get to know us a bit before we pet them, and that dogs get to know people by sniffing, since they can't talk. We also learned that it is very important to ask any dogs owner before we pet them and that we should not pet strange dogs that we see wondering around without a person.
After lunch, we had a visit from Big Mac the Clown & his helper Small Fry. They helped us learn about strangers and why they can be dangerous. We learned that strangers do not always look strange (who knew!) and that we should NEVER go anywhere with someone we do not know. We also talked about how to be safe when we are online. We are not to give our personal information (like our last names, phone numbers, or addresses) to anyone online because we don't know who people really are.
Last, but certainly not least, we made All About Me books. These books help us to know information that everyone should know, including where we live, what our parents names are (after all, if you get seperated in the Mall, calling for Mom over the speaker will not do much good) and what we like to do. We got a bit messy and put our fingerprints in the book too. Fingerprints are pretty cool - no one has the same ones you do!
Thanks to everyone who came and helped our Cloverbuds learn how to be safer in a world that can be a bit scary at times! They are better prepared to face that world because of your time with them. To see everything we did that day, click here!
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