Photos: Fire truck exploration at the Hiawatha Library

The Hiawatha Fire Department visited the library Monday to give kids an up-close look at the equipment they use

Jun. 30, 2025 3:46 pm

Max Akin, 12, of Cedar Rapids, pretends to drive a Hiawatha Fire Department firetruck on display at the Hiawatha Public Library in Hiawatha on Monday. Chief Matt Powers and firefighters with the department were at the library to read a story and talk about fire safety. Children young and old could then explore the firetruck and EMT vehicle. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Eleven-year-old Briella Martin of Cedar Rapids smiles as her grandmother takes her photo while she and her brother Wyatt, 2, (not pictured) check out the cab of a Hiawatha Fire Department firetruck on display at the Hiawatha Public Library in Hiawatha on Monday. Chief Matt Powers and firefighters with the department were at the library to read a story and talk about fire safety. Children young and old could then explore the firetruck and EMT vehicle. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Niall Hanrahan, 2, of Cedar Rapids, smiles while is mother takes a photo of him at the steering wheel of a Hiawatha Fire Department firetruck on display at the Hiawatha Public Library in Hiawatha on Monday. Chief Matt Powers and firefighters with the department were at the library to read a story and talk about fire safety. Children young and old could then explore the firetruck and EMT vehicle. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)