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Children’s workshop and safety event a success as families visited Home Depot to build things and see exhibits from Sheriff’s Office, Fire Dept. and Acadian Ambulance

Posted: October 4th, 2016 | Filed under: Uncategorized
Sheriff Pohlmann kneels to show something to a child, Antonio Spicuzza, at the Kids Safety Day event.

Sheriff Pohlmann kneels to show something to a child, Antonio Spicuzza, at the Kids Safety Day event.
Isabella Held, Noah Wagner, Jonah Wagner and Layla Held inside the parish Fire Department's smoke house, used to teach children how to escape a fire by going to the ground to avoid smoke inhalation before leaving a building.

Isabella Held, Noah Wagner, Jonah Wagner and Layla Held inside the parish Fire Department’s smoke house, used to teach children how to escape a fire by going to the ground to avoid smoke inhalation before leaving a building.
Children crowd in to play with the remote control car and figure of Daren the Lion, symbol of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program, or D.A.R.E., taught in schools by the Sheriff's Office, In back are D.A.R.E. instructors Sgt. Darren Miller and Lt. Lisa Jackson, coordinator of the program.

Children crowd in to play with the remote control car and figure of Daren the Lion, symbol of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program, or D.A.R.E., taught in schools by the Sheriff’s Office, In back are D.A.R.E. instructors Sgt. Darren Miller and Lt. Lisa Jackson, coordinator of the program.
Bob Manuel hangs out with the Sheriff's Office bomb robot, used to investigate suspicious packages. In back are Det. Lt. Richard Mendel and Sgt. Darren Miller.

Bob Manuel hangs out with the Sheriff’s Office bomb robot, used to investigate suspicious packages. In back are Det. Lt. Richard Mendel and Sgt. Darren Miller.
Children and parents work on activities under a tent at the Home Depot Kids Safety Day on Oct. 1.

Children and parents work on activities under a tent at the Home Depot Kids Safety Day on Oct. 1.
Sheriff James Pohlmann gives some of the kids there a seat on the Sheriff's Office air boat.

Sheriff James Pohlmann gives some of the kids there a seat on the Sheriff’s Office air boat.
Logan Gremillion, in front, reaches for a Sheriff's Office Junior Deputy badge given out at the Kids Safety Day event. Behind him are Dean Gremillion and Sophia Menant. The Sheriff's Deputy is Eric Eilers and next to him is his wife, Carol.

Logan Gremillion, in front, reaches for a Sheriff’s Office Junior Deputy badge given out at the Kids Safety Day event. Behind him are Dean Gremillion and Sophia Menant. The Sheriff’s Deputy is Eric Eilers and next to him is his wife, Carol.
Two boys stand under the hatch in the Sheriff's Office S.W.A.T. truck.

Two boys stand under the hatch in the Sheriff’s Office S.W.A.T. truck.
Bree Annah Rowell stands over patient Richard Quidroz, who lies on a gurney as they get to see inside an ambulance from Acadian Ambulance Service.

Bree Annah Rowell stands over patient Richard Quidroz, who lies on a gurney as they get to see inside an ambulance from Acadian Ambulance Service.

An annual children’s workshop and safety day at Home Depot drew a nice crowd Oct. 1 as families took part in workshops where kids were shown how to make things and they saw special displays from local agencies including the Sheriff’s Office, the Fire Department and Acadian Ambulance Service.

Sheriff James Pohlmann attended and the Sheriff’s Office brought out various equipment including its popular bomb robot, airboat, SWAT truck, remote control car for the Drug Abuse Resistance Education or D.A.R.E. program, motorcycles and also gave out items for kids.

The parish Fire Department displayed a fire truck and its popular smoke house to show kids how to escape a fire while Acadian Ambulance Service showed children the inside of an ambulance and how patients are attended to.

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