"One, two fire truck... three, four fire truck... one, two, three, four fire truck. Jump on board and away we go - in a fire truck. Put up the ladder and drag out the hose - in a fire truck. " (from "Hard Hat Harry: Fire Trucks" video)
That has become our theme song around here, and that's just what we did on Wednesday - almost. Our neighborhood station doesn't have a ladder truck, so Joshua didn't put up the ladder, but he did everything else.
We hadn't been to the Fire Station since December, so we went back. And we had so much fun!
Firefighter Reggie said to get in the truck, but he didn't say we were going for a ride - with the Sirens on too!
We only went around the station so the ride was no more than 30 seconds long, but we will remember it forever!
Joshua was both thrilled and scared about riding in the truck. Reggie said to get in and buckle up. He didn't tell us that he was going to give us a ride. This was J's face when the engine started, and he realized this was going to be more than just sitting in the truck.
Joshua got to do real firefighter work.
Drag out the hose.
This was a dream come true.
Joshua getting instructions about what to do next.
Getting ready to put out a "fire."
Putting out the fire.
Working the hose like a pro!
Reggie and Joshua pose for the camera. Reggie was a great host. He really let Joshua do quite a few jobs.
Since we used up some of the trucks water supply, it needed to be refilled.
Hooking up the main line.
The truck is getting filled up.
Putting the station's main hose back out to drain and dry. It was a great day for Joshua. It was very satisfying to him to be able to go to work. His next wish is to come to the station to help them wash their trucks. Stay tuned for that one! I'll have to see if I can make that one work.
1 comment:
HOW AWESOME for Joshua. That looks like so much fun. How did you set up a date like that? Can you just drop in or do you call ahead? We have never visited a fire house before. That is so fun that the FF let Joshua do so much!
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