Girl Scouts from Fort Knox were given an opportunity Nov. 12, 2020, to try their hand at putting out a fire and learning to treat injuries from members of the Fort Knox Fire Department.

FORT KNOX, Ky. — A handful of Girl Scouts from Fort Knox's Junior Troop 685 were given a unique hands-on training opportunity Nov. 12 as they learned to put out a fire.

Firefighters from the Fort Knox Fire Department visited the scouts at the Hansen Center to train them on how to use a fire extinguisher. They scouts were given a unique opportunity to pull a fire alarm, put out a fire with an extinguisher and call 9-1-1, all compliments of the fire department’s high tech laser simulation system.

Lilah Wyckoff, 10, pulls the alarm on a digital fire to get a feel for what it's like in a real emergency.

Kaitlyn McEntee (center), 10, simulates putting out a fire using an extinguisher during training for her First Aid Badge.

Girl Scout Junior Troop 685 leader Melissa McEntee calls 9-1-1 to demonstrate what information should be provided to dispatchers during an emergency.

After the fire training, the scouts received instructions on various injuries and how to treat them. The Girl Scouts completed training in pursuit of their First Aid Badge.