Bayview Avenue School third graders participated in the 13th annual “Hooked on Firefighters” program featuring the Freeport Fire Department at the Nassau County Firefighters Museum and Education Center in Garden City on May 30th.
“It’s important for the kids to see good role models,” said Cindy Misrock a social worker at Bayview Avenue School.
The event is a luncheon for students and local firefighters to introduce fire safety while building rapport with the firemen. Some of the Freeport firefighters have also participated in the annual program since its inception.
During the early part of the morning, students shared their classroom presentations that included an acrostic poem with the word “firefighter.” As the students went through each letter of the word, they described how a firefighter has made a personal impression or impact on their lives. Afterward, the students presented the firefighters and the fire medics with a “thank you” card for the help they provide the community.
According to Misrock, each class at Bayview is assigned to firefighters or fire medics who visit the students throughout the school year and teach students safety fire procedures.
Natalie Deshommes is an intern from Pennsylvania State University