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District 58 Students Design Winning Fire Escape Plans
Five students will get to ride to school in a fire truck for designing winning home fire escape plans in a recent contest.
DOWNERS GROVE, IL — Five students from Downers Grove Grade School District 58 will get to ride to school in a fire truck after their original designs won the fire department's Home Fire Escape Plan contest.
The following third grade students were chosen as winners:
- Evan G. of Highland School
- Addie P. of Indian Trail School
- Emma B. of Kingsley School
- Ashley E. of Lester School
- Caroline A. of Whittier School
The contest is part of the Learn Not to Burn program, which blossomed out of a partnership between the Downers Grove Fire Department and District 58. The initiative teaches students about fire safety and encourages them to use that knowledge to craft a fire escape plan to use in their own homes.
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In addition to riding to school in a fire truck, the winning students will get to have breakfast with village firefighters at one of the fire stations in town.
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