June 25, 2015 - (Album) Members of the Center Fire Department and Texas Game Warden Anthony King provided instruction during the Fannie Brown Booth Memorial Library Summer Reading Program hosted by Roy Davis and presented by the Center Noon Lions Club on Thursday, June 25, 2015.
At 10:30am firemen Chief Keith Byndom, Nathan Phelps and Derrick Lightfoot spoke with children attending the reading program about fire safety. Chief Byndom described for the children what to do in the event their clothes catch on fire, not calling 9-1-1 unless there is an emergency and what to do if their house catches on fire.
Lightfoot dressed in his bunker gear and breathing apparatus mask so the children could see what it looks like if a fireman were to enter their home during a fire. He explained to them not to be afraid and hide within a home going up in flames.
Phelps was available to answer any further questions the children had and when everyone went outside to view the fire trucks, he operated the ladder truck.
Later in the afternoon at 2pm, Texas Game Warden Anthony King spoke with another group of children about orienteering. He taught them how to use a map and a compass and then how to use them in conjunction with one another.
King took the children outside and he also showed them how to get an idea of direction without a compass. The children were then able to put their new knowledge to use as King provided them with indicators of direction and distance leading them to different points in the park around the library. At each location they were given a new location in which to trek.
To travel in the wilderness it is necessary to be prepared and King went over a checklist of items useful to have in a backpack. He broke down his pack and showed them a lot of the items he carries with him while doing his job.
