Earlier this morning, food service workers with Elida Schools had a safety training with the American Township Fire Department.
The fire department demonstrated how to properly use a fire extinguisher and then each member of the staff had the chance to do it themselves.
The fire department lit a small contained fire for each staff member to put out on their own.
All 28 cooks with Elida Local Schools attended the safety training, which ranged from putting out fires to first aid in the classroom.
Food Service Supervisor, Mariah Ross says, "We hope that that never happens in the kitchen but in the unlikely event that it would, we want to make sure that the staff is prepared for that. We know what to do in that type of an emergency and to be able to get the fire department here in time."
Brenton Shank, Firefighter for the American Township Fire Department says, "We just try to the safety and important of it because it really helps everybody, especially in an environment like a school."
This training day was part of a professional development day and there were no students in the school.
