Day 749 | Fire Safety Presentation

The DC Fire + EMS team made an appearance at Chase's school today for a fire safety presentation. Depending on who you are, there were two different perspectives on how the morning went:

1. As a pre-k or kindergarten student:

• Yay! We got to stop, drop, and roll during school!
• Yay! We got to watch a movie with a cartoon dog!
• Yay! Fun coloring sheets with fire fighters on them!
• Yay! A real fire truck!
• Yay! A fireman in his full uniform!

2. As the organizer of said event (me):

• Ahh! Why doesn't anyone know what's going on?
• Ahh! Why do people keep parking in the coned-off area where the firetruck is supposed to park?
• Ahh! Is the firetruck ever going to arrive?
• Ahh! Why did the firetruck show up 1.5 hours late?
• Ahh! Why is this pre-school presentation so dull?

At the end of the day, there was a firetruck. The kids did learn about dialing 911, how to stop, drop, and roll, and the importance of having a meeting place for your family. I guess we'll call it a success but why, oh why, was this event the most complicated endeavor I've faced to date?