Above: High fives for firefighters! Students at Great Expectations School and Sawtooth Elementary School enjoyed a visit from the Grand Marais and Maple Hill Fire Departments on Thursday, October 8. After showing students the equipment on the fire truck, firefighter Matt Conlin got high fives from the kids. Right: Everyone got a chance to try out the big fire hose. Kyle Monson helped this young man aim for a tree on the school lawn. The visit also included a fire safety talk in the classroom.
Birch Grove Community School students enjoyed a visit from Tofte Fire and Rescue during Fire Prevention Week. Of course spraying the hose was a huge hit. Left: Sophia Blanck models the glow-in-thedark firefighter hats the kids received. One little boy was heard saying, “You know, I think I could be a firefighter when I grow up!”
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