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Public Education at Ridge Elementary
By Lieutenant Scot Best
May 16, 2011
On Friday, May 6th, various pieces of emergency vehicles and apparatus visited the students of Ridge Elementary School. The activities were for the Ridge Elem students who displayed good behavior for the month of April, as found in their Positive Behavioral Intervention System (PBIS). The students ranged from 4 years old (Pre-K) to 10 years (5th grade), for a total of approximately 260 kids! The event started with a parade of the emergency response vehicles, headed by an unmarked St. Mary's County Sheriff's cruiser, a Maryland State Trooper cruiser, followed by a marked St. Mary's County Sheriff's cruiser, Ridge VFD Engine 42 and Brush 4, Ridge VRS Ambulance 496, and US Coast Guard Truck and Boat. All units "responded" lights and sirens into the Ridge Elem bus parking lot. The students were very excited. Once parked, the students rotated from station to station learning about the various jobs and activities associated with each vehicle. The students loved being able climb in and on all the vehicles. The students also had the chance to watch the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Department K-9 Demo Team.
Members of the Ridge Volunteer Rescue Squad attending this function were: LT Scot Best, LT Dawn Moore, and Secretary Ed Pratt.
Units:
496
A496 waiting for the kids...
Secretary Ed Pratt shows off the stretcher.
LT Dawn Moore tells about the life saving equipment inside A496.
They all look very interested!
Groups rotated around and inside the ambulance.
Ed at work...
Ed's turn inside the box.
The kids all gathered around for a tour of A496.
LT Scot Best takes a turn in the box...
Firefighters David Morris and Joe Cooper show the kids around RVFD's Rescue Engine 42
RVFD's Secretary/Safety Officer Phil Cooper tells the kids about Brush 4
The kids got to see an unmarked police car...
And a MD State Police cruiser...
And a St. Mary's County Sheriff's cruiser.
They also got to see and climb aboard a US Coast Guard boat.
The kids were also treated to a K-9 demonstration by the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Department.
The kids were kind enough to make personalized water bottles for all the public servants who showed up.
