Ride to the sky

: W.G. Mallett School teachers Carol Young, center, and Brenda Burnell, right, with fire rescue Lt. Mike Melville at the controls and students who were picked randomly for following citizenship guidelines got to ride up 100 feet in Tower 3 as part of Fire Safety Week at the Farmington school. The students also had a chance to see the school’s mascot, Twinkle, ride up and wave; they cheered each time she sprinkled star dust. Students follow the guidelines of S.T.A.R.S., which stands for “everyone working together to create an environment in which they are Safe, Try their best, Always are respectful, Responsible and Show kindness.” Fire Chief Terry Bell said firefighters have visited schools, a nursing home and a day care center, and still had more to do for fire prevention week. The department is holding an open house from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the fire station.

: W.G. Mallett School’s mascot, Twinkle, sprinkles sparkly star dust from 100 feet up in the Farmington Fire Rescue Department’s Tower 3 truck on Friday during Fire Safety Week. The school children cheered each time she sprinkled the dust. Students at the Farmington school follow the guideline of S.T.A.R.S., which stands for “everyone working together to create an environment in which they are Safe, Try their best, Always are respectful, Responsible and Show kindness.” Fire Chief Terry Bell said firefighters have visited schools, a nursing home and a day care center, and still had more to do to teach fire prevention. The department is holding an open house from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the fire station on Farmington Falls Road.

: School children from the W.G. Mallett School in Farmington clap as the school mascot, Twinkle, is lowered in a bucket of the Farmington Fire Rescue Department Tower 3 with Lt. Mike Melville at the controls. Students randomly picked from a list of those who followed the school’s citizenship guidelines went up in the bucket. The event was part of Fire Safety Week. The fire department is holding an open house from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the fire station on Farmington Falls Road in Farmington.

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