District 58 Students Design Winning Fire Escape Plans

Downers Grove IL

25 April, 2022

6:13 PM

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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. 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.