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Page 38 ’- Shelton—Mason County Journal — Thursday, June 22, 2023
Above, North Mason Regional Fire Authority Chief Beau Bakken talks to
kids about fire safety as the smoke alarm goes off in the fire safety
trailer
at Safety Days on June 8 at Belfair Elementary. Right, a NMRFA firefighter
helps a kid jump out of the fire safety trailer. Below, a teacher helps a
NMRFA firefighter teach some students about the proper method of CPR.
Hera/d photos by Matt Baide
Safety first
Safety:
continued from page 37
Canal Communications hosted a booth about inter-
net safety. The most popular station, as usual, is the
root beer float station.
Bakken worked in the fire safety trailer, helping
kids know what to do if the door to their room has a
hot handle or smoke begins to seep in under the door.
“What is huge about a lot of" our stations is it’s
not just lecture,” Bakken said. “It’s one thing to just
sit there and say, ‘()K kids, here step one, two and
three.’ We’re making it real—life situation, we’ve got
smoke coming out from underneath the door, we’ve
mama-me
got the smoke detector going off, we’ve got a hot door
that they’re feeling and so we’re trying to make it
lifelike as we possibly can at a multitude of our
stations, especially the trailer, because when you en-
counter that and you see it, oh my gosh, that lecture
could dissipate, however the hands—on and the repet—
itive practice, it sets in and sinks in even better.”
Emergency Prevention Specialist Abe Gardner
participated in his second Safety Days event said the
goal of this event would be to “work ourselves out of
jobs.”
“As much proactive interventions and education
on what to do in case you do face an emergency and
job, most fun week of" the year,”
s ear the fuamntals of how to stay safe
or how to prevent an emergency,” Gardner told the
Journal. “I think we’re really incredibly grateful that
all the partners are willing to get on board with us
and make sure that we’re able to set our community’s
kids up for success.”
Gardner said the reception has been great from
the schools and the kids, including Sand Hill Prino
cipal Jason Swaser telling Gardner that one family
had appointments during Safety Days, but they re-
scheduled so their kids wouldn’t miss Safety Days.
“1 love it, it’s probably the most fun week of my
lardner said. “We
have a great time.”