Published October 09. 2014 02:34PM
Christian Hadesty, firefighter and educator with the Tamaqua and Kingston fire departments, tells fifth-graders at Tamaqua Elementary School that a plan supported by a simple drawing of a home'sstairways and escape routes can be the key to surviving a fire. The safety program was presented Wednesday to nearly 500 studentsin second to fifth grades.
DONALD R. SERFASS/TIMES NEWS Smokey Bear visited a group of Intermediate Unit 29 preschoolers and Tamaqua students Wednesday at Tamaqua Elementary to promote fire awareness and safety. A similar program was scheduled for other schools in the district.