22/08/2025
A HUGE Thank you to Lawrence Fire brigade, for having us over on a recent visit.
The children got to meet a Firefighter who dressed in his heavy gear with coat, gloves and mask, and we discovered that he is not someone to fear but someone who will keep us safe in an emergency. We also learnt ‘don’t hide but go to a safe spot’ and how to ‘stop, drop and roll’ in the event of a fire, we learnt to ‘get down low and go go go’. Fire safety education for children is the first line of defence against misuse of fire and fire fatalities and injuries. Prevention through education is integral in reducing the risk of fire to children. The children loved exploring the trucks, hose and sirens. We did learn that the take home message was for families to have a designated safe place for children and you to evacuate to keeping in mind that the letter box is close to a driveway and those big firefighters truck will be coming in a hurry so sometimes not a great spot to have, also that many house in Lawrence don’t have a letter box. Where is your safe place??? Also it is important to start teaching children your home address to allow 000 to find your house in case of an emergency, if calling from a mobile they do not know where you are calling from. Thanks again for allowing us to visit and learn these valuable lessons, we love and look forward to our visit next door.