Students from three local elementary schools’Springfield Plains, Davisburg and Andersonville’climbed aboard the Fire Safety Train last week, where they learned how to react in a fire emergency.
The fun, interactive presentation was led by ‘Conductor? Paul Odenwelder, of the National Fire Safety Council’s Fire Pup program, who brings the program to schools across the Midwest.
‘I love connecting with the kids,? he said. ‘They start singing and dancing around, and I can tell the message is getting through to them.?
The program was sponsored by the Springfield Township Fire Department, and organized by firefighter Ryan Hart, who typically serves as fire safety coordinator for local schools.
Pictured here are Andersonville’s kindergartners.