Photos: Story time at the station

Savannah Blake

Mar. 18, 2023 3:27 pm, Updated: Mar. 19, 2023 10:48 am

Volunteer firefighter Jessica Fick reads “If You Give a Pig a Pancake” to a group of children during the Story Time at the Station event at the Tiffin Fire Department in Tiffin, Iowa on Saturday, March 18, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

A young boy plays with a fire truck toy during the Story Time at the Station event at the Tiffin Fire Department in Tiffin, Iowa on Saturday, March 18, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Ani Gersten, 9, of Tiffin watches closely as volunteer firefighter Evan Hoffman puts on his fire gear during the Story Time at the Station event at the Tiffin Fire Department in Tiffin, Iowa on Saturday, March 18, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Volunteer firefighter Dan Swehla smiles as Grace Holmes, 2, of Iowa City sits in the seat of a firetruck during the Story Time at the Station event at the Tiffin Fire Department in Tiffin, Iowa on Saturday, March 18, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

A group of children and parents gather around volunteer firefighter Evan Hoffman as he demonstrates the functions of the various fire gear he is wearing during the Story Time at the Station event at the Tiffin Fire Department in Tiffin, Iowa on Saturday, March 18, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Danielle Sparks of Coralville sits with her son Huxley Sparks, 3, as they listen to a story read by volunteer firefighters during the Story Time at the Station event at the Tiffin Fire Department in Tiffin, Iowa on Saturday, March 18, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Volunteer firefighter Emily Swehla dances around with two-year-old Grace Holmes, right, of Iowa City and three-year-old Hattie Rauckhorst, middle, of Tiffin during the Story Time at the Station event at the Tiffin Fire Department in Tiffin, Iowa on Saturday, March 18, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)