Cassville students in pre-K through second grade learned about fire trucks and their capabilities during a Fire Education Week program at the FEMA Event Center on Oct. 9. Kyle Troutman/ktroutman@cassville-democrat.com
Mercy EMS Paramedic Olivea Sutherland, of Springdale, Ark., offers a helping hand to students as they exited the rear of a South Barry County Ambulance District rig. Cassville students in pre-K through second grades were treated to an educational session about firefighting and EMS in honor of Fire Education Week. Kyle Troutman/ktroutman@cassville-democrat.comCassville Firefighter Jeremy Thomas, left, explains to Cassville students how firefighters may use the jaws of life to extract people from vehicles after car collisions. The program was put on by the Cassville Volunteer Fire Protection District on Oct. 9 in honor of Fire Education Week. Kyle Troutman/ktroutman@cassville- democrat.com