Firefighters are not scary!

On Friday, Oct. 19, two members of the Cohoes Fire Department visited Harmony Hill School to talk to all of the students about fire safety.

After students in each class had a chance to climb in the truck and pretend to drive, sometimes with the sirens or lights flashing, and to see the equipment, one firefighter put on his mask, helmet and goggles so the students could see what a firefighter would look like coming in to rescue a student during a fire.

"Are firefighters scary?" asked Cohoes Firefighter Jack Daigneault.

"No!" the students responded.

"Should you hide under the bed?" he asked.

"No!" the students responded.

"In a closet?" he suggested.

"No!" they cried, ensuring the firefighters that they know what to do in case of a fire.

In addition to a visit from the firefighters, the students all got red firefighter hats as a momento.