Firefighter in Training

One thing they do these days when kids take a class trip to a fire station is to explain all the equipment that a firefighter/fireman wears. In part, this is because they want kids to not hide and run away when one is trying to rescue the child from a burning building.

To the left, you can see:

1. Boots
2. Heavy Coat
3. Gloves
4. Fire Hat
5. Breathing Oxygen Backpack

He's not wearing the special fire pants in the photo.

This is a couple of weeks after the trip, and that's a lot more than I would have known at that age!