Fire Safety Day
Published 3:00 am Saturday, October 11, 2014
Leah Brown, 4, practices using a fire hose with the help of Vicksburg Fire Lt. paramedic Willie Holt Friday morning during the Vicksburg Fire Department Fire Prevention Program at City Pavilion. Local and state fire and law enforcement officials were at the program to educate and engage children in fire prevention. (Justin Sellers/The Vicksburg Post)
Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace speaks next to Vicksburg Fire Chief Charles Atkins Friday morning during the Vicksburg Fire Department Fire Prevention Program at City Pavilion. Local and state fire and law enforcement officials were at the program to educate and engage children in fire prevention. (Justin Sellers/The Vicksburg Post)
Vicksburg Fire Chief Charles Atkins speaks to a large group of children Friday morning during the Vicksburg Fire Department Fire Prevention Program at City Pavilion. Local and state fire and law enforcement officials were at the program to educate and engage children in fire prevention. (Justin Sellers/The Vicksburg Post)
Amia Tate, 2, sticks her face through a firefighter cutout to pose for a picture Friday morning during the Vicksburg Fire Department Fire Prevention Program at City Pavilion. Local and state fire and law enforcement officials were at the program to educate and engage children in fire prevention. (Justin Sellers/The Vicksburg Post)
Local preschoolers wait Friday morning for the Vicksburg Fire Department Fire Prevention Program to begin at City Pavilion. Local and state fire and law enforcement officials were at the program to educate and engage children in fire prevention. (Justin Sellers/The Vicksburg Post)
Melanie Floyd, 5, and her father Tim Floyd watch as fire trucks, ambulances and police cars arrive Friday morning during the Vicksburg Fire Department Fire Prevention Program at City Pavilion. Local and state fire and law enforcement officials were at the program to educate and engage children in fire prevention. (Justin Sellers/The Vicksburg Post)
Local preschoolers, teachers and parents listen Friday morning during the Vicksburg Fire Department Fire Prevention Program at City Pavilion. Local and state fire and law enforcement officials were at the program to educate and engage children in fire prevention. (Justin Sellers/The Vicksburg Post)
Oakley May-Sauntry, 3, practices using a fire hose Friday morning during the Vicksburg Fire Department Fire Prevention Program at City Pavilion. Local and state fire and law enforcement officials were at the program to educate and engage children in fire prevention. (Justin Sellers/The Vicksburg Post)