Today we had an ALP class and my ALP group of Abby, Lachlan, Sophie Lee and I are doing a presentation on bushfires. So luckily Mr Davies gave us the opportunity to go down to Dinner Plain fire station and look around and to find out how everything works. We saw a whole heap of different things from the fire trucks down to the simplest things like the clothes you wear when fire fighting in winter or summer. It was really interesting and fun; there are so many things I didn’t know but now I do. I didn’t know that one of the duties that top of the truck is used for is to put out grass fires, also so if the crew were there they can grab a blanket out of the storage compartments and put it over them if there was a blow over of flames.

We all learnt how all of the hoses work and how heavy they were. There was a variety of different hoses one of them was a heavy duty one so that if they went over a rock or something that could make it burst it didn’t. All of us got to use the hose and it was so much fun, you don’t realise how much water comes out at once its crazy!

It was the first time I’ve seen a fire truck since being in Australia so it was an awesome day we all enjoy it heaps! Thanks Mr Davies for helping us with our ALP!

By Lizzie