Students from Pella and Pella Christian schools met with Pella Firefighters this week both at the fire station and their own buildings as part of Fire Prevention Week.

Pella Fire Chief Randy Bogaard says it’s critical to have children as soon as elementary school understand the ways to keep themselves safe in case of a fire, and he encourages all families to have an evacuation plan in place and to go over safe places to gather in the event of disaster.

Additionally, Bogaard says the time is now to make sure all smoke and carbon monoxide detectors are operational, and haven’t gotten past their own expiration dates.

To kick off Fire Prevention Week in Pella, the Pella Fire Department welcomed 750 guests to their annual breakfast to raise funds for equipment needed for their new incoming Pella Rural Fire truck.