(KAIR)--Atchison students Friday learned first hand the operations of the Atchison Fire Department.  

That happened when Atchison Elementary School kindergarten students met with firefighters, toured the fire department, and learned about fire safety.  

The City of Atchison, in a social media post, cited the length of time since such visits have occurred, apparently referring to the precautions taken during the coronavirus pandemic, putting a temporary end to such student field trips.  

Meanwhile, a busy weekend awaits some members of the Atchison Fire Department.  That’s because some are lending their time to a local effort to cleanup and restore an Atchison neighborhood.  According to a release, those members “are volunteering off duty time to help Project Atchison and Riverbend Habitat For Humanity with the 2nd annual Extreme Neighborhood Makeover.  

As part of the effort, the off duty firefighters will replace an unsafe porch and replacing it with a newly constructed deck.  

The cleanup effort began prior to the weekend, with volunteers, including local area students, at work Friday.