Red Ribbon Week at New Madrid Elementary

New Madrid Elementary School fourth grader Silas Smith gives fire fighting a try with assistance from New Madrid fire fighter Clint Tanner. Tanner and other members were at the school on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, as part of a program on fire safety. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

New Madrid Elementary School fifth graders watch as Clint Tanner assisted by Kyle Taylor, members of the New Madrid Fire Department, demonstrate how the fire hose is used. The demonstration was part of a fire safety program presented as part of the school's Red Ribbon Week. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

Prekindergarten students smile for New Madrid Elementary Principal Toni Lawfield takes a photo with New Madrid Fire and Police Department members following a presentation on fire safety at their school on Oct. 23. The presentation was part of the school's Red Ribbon Week activities. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

Jim Russell, a member of the New Madrid Fire Department, discusses what students should do if they discover their house is on fire. Russell and other members of the Fire Department presented a fire safety program on Oct. 23 as part of the New Madrid Elementary School's Red Ribbon Week activities. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

New Madrid Elementary School fifth graders learn about the equipment New Madrid Fire Department personnel have at their disposal when responding to car accidents. The demonstration was part of a fire safety program presnted as part of the school's Red Ribbon Week. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

New Madrid Elementary School fifth grader Nakoma Beggs gives fire fighting a try with assistance from New Madrid fire fighter Clint Tanner. Tanner and other members were at the school on Monday as part of a program on fire safety. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

Fourth grade students at New Madrid Elementary School watch as Jonathan Riggs works the remote control on the New Madrid Fire Department's tanker truck. Fire personnel were at the school on Monday as part of New Madrid Elementary's Red Ribbon Week activities. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

New Madrid fire fighters Kyle Taylor (kneeling) and Jim Russell demonstrate some of the equipment available on the Department's Rescue Truck for fourth graders at New Madrid Elementary School. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

New Madrid Elementary School preschool students learn more about the rescue truck from New Madrid fire fighter JIm Russell. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

New Madrid Elementary School principal Toni Lawfield takes a turn at spraying the fire hose with assistance from New Madrid fire fighter Clint Tanner. The Fire Department presented a fire safety program as part of the school's Red Ribbon Week activities.(Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)