Fire station and Ambulance

On Tuesday, after we had been to the Lincoln memorial and seen some of the monuments from the top of the steps, we walked down the steps, and Dad picked me up again and put me on his shoulders. We walked and walked, and finally we made it to the metro station, Foggy Bottom (that was its name!), and Dad could put me down. We only just made it so we could catch our metro. 

When we got to Mark's house, we saw Mark outside because he was taking Chester for a walk. After Chester had licked me and Callum, we decided, after a while to go to the Maryland EMS Fire and Ambulance station, because Mark worked part-time there as a volunteer. It was a long drive (not long at all compared to our drive to Washington DC), we got there. When we went in, Mum took a photo of me in a fire hat, that was too big for me. 

Then Callum and I  hopped in the back of one of the fire trucks. It was a very small place for a big truck, but the boot was so big. There were two seats and it was very messy. There was also an oxygen tank above your seat so you can slip it on easily. Next I went in another fire truck. Callum was in the back of a ute (or pick-up-truck), so I got in also. 

Somebody came out after a while and Mark started to talk to him, so I hopped out and went to Mum, and Callum followed me. After Mark stopped talking to the man, he hopped in a ambulance, so Callum and I hopped in too. The ambulance had grey walls and roof, and a white floor. It also had HEAPS of draws, boxes and small cupboard things. In one of the boxes there were stuffed animals to keep the little kids distracted, when their mums are in the ambulance or if they are. After a while of talking about the ambulance the guy that Mark was talking to gave Callum and I a plastic fire hat. We got out of the ambulance, but it was cool to see.  

Then we went inside the station and saw lots of other stuff, including the dispatch room where the emergency calls come in.   

It was such a cool thing to do, my whole family loved it too. Thanks Mark! And everyone at the station who was so friendly.