The Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department visited Fairfax R-3 School Friday, October 16. Students were given rides on the fire truck. Waiting for their ride are the preschool students, pictured above from left to right: Ayden Harber, Brooks Mayall, Scout Smith, Zoe Riley, Garrett Wintz, Paisleigh Daugherty, Jo Hurst, Ellee Salmond, Annistyn Schebaum, Abbi Umbarger, Nash Stevens, Lucy Heck, Jensen Ashford, and Brock Peters.

Fairfax Fire Chief John Brown discusses fire safety with the fifth graders at Fairfax R-3 School. The Fairfax firemen visited the school as part of the annual Fire Prevention Week observance.

Fairfax sixth graders line up for their ride on the fire truck. Pictured from left to right are: front row – Conner Miller, Carter Oswald, Trenton Frohn, Piper Morris, Erin Eyman, and Johnny Pickard; and back row – Chase Gayler, Chloe Vernon, Lexi Brown, Kenneth Kirkpatrick, Alex Martin, and Mason Kingery.

Fairfax R-3 teacher Kristi Duering tries her hand at extinguishing a fire. The firemen also taught the fifth and sixth graders how to use a fire extinguisher for fire safety week.