Published December 02. 2021 09:52AM
By Chief Matt Krapf
Special to The Press
The Weisenberg Volunteer Fire Department, along with Upper Macungie Township Bureau of Fire, Cetronia Ambulance Corps, Lehigh Valley Health Network and Northwestern Lehigh School District police participated in Safety Day on Nov. 5 at Weisenberg Elementary School.
Students from kindergarten to fifth grade learned a variety of safety skills including Safety Town, stranger danger, Internet safety, basic first aid, drug awareness, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, fire extinguishers and a junior firefighter recruitment program.
“A huge thank you to the volunteers who donated their time to put this program on for the kids and also to Weisenberg Elementary School staff who assisted in coordinating and hosting this event,” Weisenberg Fire Chief Matt Krapf said.
PRESS PHOTOS COURTESY WEISENBERG VFD Weisenberg Volunteer Fire Department, along with Weisenberg Elementary, hosted a Safety Day with an obstacle course Nov. 5 for the students. The Safety Day was to teach the youngsters how to stay safe during an emergency.
This Weisenberg Elementary school student crawls through a tunnel during Safety Day Nov. 5 at the school.
A Weisenberg Elementary School student, with help from a firefighter, learns how to use a fire hose to put out flames in a makeshift house.
Weisenberg Elementary School students learn about the equipment Weisenberg Volunteer firefighters carry on one of their trucks.
A Cetronia Ambulance Corps representative teaches students cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Weisenberg Elementary School students, with help from a Cetronia Ambulance Corps EMT take a tour of an ambulance Nov. 5 during Safety Day at their school.
Upper Macungie Township Bureau of Fire brought its smoke house for Safety Day Nov. 5 at Weisenberg Elementary School.
