Photo: Revelstoke Fire Chiefs for a day
Emma Hein of Begbie View Elementary School, Jalen Pehowich of Arrow Heights Elementary School and Poppy Eadie of Columbia Park Elementary School were this year’s Fire Chief for a Day winners
Revelstoke Fire Rescue Services has announced that Emma Hein of Begbie View Elementary School, Jalen Pehowich of Arrow Heights Elementary School and Poppy Eadie of Columbia Park Elementary School were this year’s Fire Chief for a Day winners. Emma, Jalen, and Poppy’s smoke alarm posters, illustrating that working smoke alarms save lives while you sleep, were chosen among the 96 submissions.
Emma, Jalen, and Poppy were picked up at school on Nov. 5 in Ladder #6 and spent the afternoon as the City’s Fire Chiefs.
Fire Chiefs Hein, Pehowich and Eadie received a tour of the fire hall, prize packages and participated in fire department activities. The three young Fire Chiefs were then treated to a pizza lunch with the Fire Chief and Career Firefighters.
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