Caribou Firefighter Danny Raymond spent a day at the Caribou Regional Technology Center training automotive students in the “do’s and don’ts” of fire safety. Here the veteran fireman demonstates why it isn’t always a good idea to use rregular water to extinguish fires involving highly combustible and erratic substances like petroleum-bassed fuels, solvents and de-greasers.
A ranger with the Maine Forestry Service and his popular sidekick “Smokey, the Bear” recently visited students at Hilltop Elementary School to discuss fire prevention and safety procedures like “stop, drop and roll.” Here students take the fire safety oath where they promise not to play with matches.
