'Fire Won't Wait, Plan Your Escape' is the theme for Fire Safety Week at CES

It’s Fire Safety Week! Our elementary students have been receiving visits and instruction from our wonderful Pine Bush Fire Department and Circleville Fire Department volunteers all week long. It’s been incredibly informative, and the students are inquisitive and engaged.

A man in a navy blue shirt, pants and baseball cap leans against a red fire engine and talks to a group of elementary students. One of the students is raising her hand.

At CES, Captain Jay Knosp and Firefighter David Wathe explained to the students that their company has five main trucks, including two engines, which carry 1,250 gallons of water each; a rescue truck; a ladder truck with a 100-foot ladder; and a tanker truck that holds 2,000 gallons of water.

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The theme for this year’s Fire Safety Week is “Fire Won’t Wait, Plan Your Escape.” The students were very impressive in their knowledge of fire safety – having a pre-determined meeting spot out in front of the structure, sleeping with their bedroom door closed and what to do if their smoke detector goes off through the night.

A man wearing blue shirt and pants stands in front of a red and white fire truck. He is talking to a group of elementary students sitting on the curb.

Students in grades three, four and five participated in a fire safety poster contest and the winners for each grade were presented with gift cards.

Third grade winners:

From left, second place Empress Edwards; first place Alexander Rodriguez, third place Oliva Epps

A firefighter wearing a navy blue shirt and pants stands with three third grade students. The students are holding posters they made and are smiling. There is a fire engine in the background.

Fourth grade winners:

From left, second place Liam Perrin, first place Maram Saleh, and third place Kyleigh Hennessey.

A man wearing a navy blue shirt and pants stands in front of a red and white fire truck. In front of him are three fourth grade students holding posters they made. They are smiling.

Fifth grade winners:

From left, second place Hannah Buyukdag, first place Alex Lyons and third place Ben Poltorack.

Two firefighters, dressed in navy blue shirts and pants, one with a blue baseball hat on, stand with three fifth-grade students who are holding fire safety posters they made. There is a fire truck in the background and a brown brick building and blue sky.

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‘Fire Won’t Wait, Plan Your Escape’ is the theme for Fire Safety Week at CES

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