LAUREN WOOD | THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT — Third and fourth graders watch as firefighter Wesley King, at top, races the clock to put on his entire uniform in less than two minutes.

LAUREN WOOD | THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT — First grader Ronald Ellis, 6, makes sure his junior firefighter badge sticker is secure while wearing his firefighter hat Tuesday afternoon after the Ridgecrest Volunteer Fire Department gave a presentation about fire safety at the Concordia Parish Academy of Math, Science and Technology.