COLUMBIA — The fourth-grade boys at Field Elementary entered their classroom with questioning looks aimed at the new person in a firefighter's uniform standing at the front. Volunteer firefighter Martina Pounds began the first Survival Kids lesson of the year by asking the students, "How far away should you stay from a fire?" Eager children raised their hands, waiting to be called on.
Survival Kids safety program expands
Monday, September 15, 2008 | 9:08 p.m. CDT;
updated 9:21 p.m. CDT, Monday, September 15, 2008
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