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A Franklin childcare and preschool toured BCFD Station 1 on June 8 and 24 students learned firsthand about fire safety and a firefighter’s job.
 
The children from Kid Company Preschool & Childcare, 189 North Lovers Lane, Franklin IN, learned not to fear a firefighter wearing protective gear. They also learned why firefighters have the safety equipment.
 
The visitors varied in age between six and 12 years.
 
At first, the children were reluctant to get too close to a firefighter wearing his gear, but that changed quickly after the first child overcame her fear of the strange looking man whose voice was distorted.
“He sounds funnyyyyyyy,” one little girl said.
 
It was a great morning for the children, who climbed through an engine and sat in a firefighter’s seat inside the huge vehicle’s cab.