CONTRIBUTED PHOTO First grade students at Willow Lane Elementary School took a field trip to the Lower Macungie Township Fire Station Oct. 4 as part of fire prevention week. ABOVE: Students tour a fire truck at the fire station. Additional photos appear on Page A15.

CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS Students take their place in line at the fire station during their tour of the department. Fire prevention week commemorates the Great Chicago Fire, which started Oct. 8, 1871. The two-day fire killed several hundred people and destroyed more than 17,000 buildings, according to History.com.

Willow Lane Elementary School students participate in a field trip to the Lower Macungie Township Fire Station Oct. 4.