Augustine had a surprise stop by two days after his birthday. We weren’t expecting it at all, and we were all so excited and enthralled that we completely forgot to wear our masks. The boys are always so good about putting them on when people stop by, but it just didn’t cross any of our minds. That’s some serious excitement!
Our friend Fire Inspector Ken was the visitor! He was driving his cool truck as well, so naturally we asked him to give us a tour. He did not disappoint. In fact, he’s incredibly good at explaining things to kids!
He showed us his evidence equipment. That was new to us, and very interesting. He marked our shadows as evidence. :)
Next he showed us his powerful lights. A lot of his work is done in the dark.
The birthday boy says he just can’t decide if he should work for LEGO or be a fire investigator.
There were lots of interesting pieces of equipment. Fire investigators do way more than we realized.
This grapple hook was one of the boys’ favorites. Ken uses it to hook things, make sure they don’t explode, and then pull the item toward himself for further investigation.
Air tanks are always cool to see.
Ken rarely wears this jacket. He usually has to wear a jumpsuit or Has-Mat suit when he’s working because he’s usually called after the fire is out.
This device tells him if he has bad stuff to clean off of himself. I don’t know how it works, and all I can think of is the scene in Monster’s Inc. where the monster has a kid’s sock on his back and the Has-Mat unit disinfects him.
Thanks for the awesome surprise, teaching us new things, and inspiring my boys to dream big!
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